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A FEW TRIVIAL FACTS ABOUT THE NIAGARA RIVER
By GEORGE BAILEY
2010-09-01 11:00:06
|  | Post a comment | People seem to be always interested in these facts so here goes.
The Niagara River flows 58 kilometres( 36 miles) northerly from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. The drop in elevation from one lake to the other is 98 metres (326 feet). The source of the river is Lakes Michigan, Superior, Huron, St.Clair and Erie, all of which drain a large part of the North American continent. After the water goes over the falls it flows about 23 kilometres (14 miles) into Lake Ontario. From there it flows to the St. Lawrence River and eventually to the Atlantic Ocean.
Also Niagara Falls is not one of the official Seven Wonders of the World. But to us folks that live here we know that's not so.
So there you have it. Now you can impress your friends with some Niagara Trivia!
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NIAGARA FALLS UNDER LIGHTS
By GEORGE BAILEY
2010-08-17 16:04:32
| | 3 comments Latest by Thomas peter 08/31/10 06:12:17 EDT | Some people are still unaware that the Falls of Niagara are lit up with a battery of lights from on the Canadian side of the border 365 days of the year and not just for the annual Niagara Festival "Winter Festival of Lights".
It was 150 years ago (September 1860)that the falls were illuminated in honour of an upcoming visit of the Prince of Wales. Using 200 Bengal lights that were arranged in 50 to 60 rows under the cliff on the Canadian side facing the American Falls and another 60 lights under Table Rock the falls were lit up. A newspaper described the event this way,"The view the Prince got of the cataract on the evening of his arrival no man had ever seen before and will probably never see again." The report was wrong.
You can still see the nightly Falls illumination any evening of the year.However, now 21 Xenon gas spotlights turn the cataracts nightly into an amazing array of colours. The sight is still amazing!
An international body, The Niagara Falls Illumination Board, consisiting of the cities of Niagara Falls Ontario and Niagara Falls N.Y,Ontario Power,Niagara Parks Commission and the Niagara Frontier State Parks pay for the illumination.
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Photos by George Bailey...
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