Slowly I turn, step by step... some of you may not understand the Three Stooges reference

The day was gloomy, rainy and chilly at Niagara Falls. We had visited the Falls in the past and ridden the Maid of the Mist on the U.S. side. This time we observed.

 

 

 

Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States; more specifically, between the province of Ontario and the state of New York. They form the southern end of the Niagara Gorge.

From largest to smallest, the three waterfalls are the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls. The Horseshoe Falls lie mostly on the Canadian side and the American Falls entirely on the American side, separated by Goat Island. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the other waterfalls by Luna Island. The international boundary line was originally drawn through Horseshoe Falls in 1819, but the boundary has long been in dispute due to natural erosion and construction

Niagara Falls were formed when glaciers receded at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age), and water from the newly formed Great Lakes carved a path through the Niagara Escarpment en route to the Atlantic Ocean. While not exceptionally high, the Niagara Falls are very wide. More than six million cubic feet (168,000 m³) of water falls over the crest line every minute in high flow, and almost four million cubic feet (110,000 m³) on average.Niagara Falls is the most powerful waterfall in North America. It has the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world, provides 4.4 gigawatts of energy to the region, and a staggering 3,160 tons of water flow over the Falls every second. The Niagara Falls State Park is also the oldest state park in the United States.

Information from Wikkipedia

 

 Look at the power of that water, and do you see the seagull soaring through the mist?

 Below is a Horn Blower tour boat on the Canadian side. The tourists on the Canadian side are decked out in red rain coats, and the US visitors who ride Maid of the Mist wear blue raincoats. The boats go right up to the falls and of course everyone gets drenched. But oh, what an experience.

 

Note the bronze statue of Chief Clinton Rickard,

RO-WA-DA-GAH-RA-DEH  "Loud Voice" of the Tuscarora Beaver Clan.

 

 

 My sweetheart suggested I may be related.