Situated on the America/Canada border, the Niagara Falls often
get snow, but it’s extremely rare for it to be cold enough for
the falls to freeze. Sadly the phenomenon is never likely to
happen again, partly because of global warming and partly due to
man-made dam to control the flow. To be accurate, it was the
American falls that froze and not the larger Horseshoe falls,
also at Niagara. Nevertheless, we are impressed by these frozen
snow pictures with their giant icicles. When you look at the
mighty Horseshoe Falls, it’s difficult to imagine any force
strong enough to stop this gigantic rush of water – yet it is on
record that Mother Nature did stop the flow. Since a tragic
event in 1912, when the ice suddenly broke up and two tourists
were killed, going out on the ice bridge has been strictly
prohibited. Ice jams along the river would often seriously
hamper power diversions and damage shoreline installations.
Since 1964, these problems have been reduced with the
installation of an Ice Boom across the mouth