ICE BRIDGE at Niagara Falls (Day 27) Feb.6, 2015
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- Close up views of the American Falls, the Horseshoe Falls, and the Niagara Ice Bridge, as seen on Feb.6, 2015. This Ice Bridge was formed on Jan.11, 2015 and has remained frozen here since then, making this Day 27 of its existence. (Note also, that the Niagara River CONTINUES to flow under the ice bridge - it is NOT frozen solid, neither above nor below the falls.)
The waterfall seen at the very right (at 00:57) is usually lumped in as being part of the American Falls, but it is actually named the Bridal Veil Falls. To the left of the Bridal Veil Falls is Luna Island; to the right is Goat Island. Every winter, there is always an impressive and intricate ice formation which develops on the cliff face of Luna Island, caused when the spray mist coming off the surrounding falls freezes onto the rock. (Same thing also happens along the cliff face of Goat Island, at Terrapin Point, on the U.S.-side of the Horseshoe Falls, as well as by Table Rock on the Canadian side. Depending on which way the wind is blowing, that mist will freeze onto anything in the area, on either side of the river!!)
In 2014, for example, many people were conned into believing that "Niagara Falls had frozen", and were quick to blame "climate-change", "global-warming", and the "polar vortex" {...Sadly, this urban myth is being repeated again, in 2015! Update: STILL in 2021, media were spreading the same disinformation!!!} Many photos and videos deceptively showed Luna Island's typical winter ice-covered cliff-face as being the "frozen falls", when in fact, river water NEVER flows there - it is just a bare rock-face cliff! As can be clearly seen in this video, the Niagara River flows on both sides of Luna Island, and it is the cliff-face in-between which has the beautiful layered ice formation - as has been the case over hundreds of years.
The Bridal Veil Falls have also been known as the Luna Falls; and, as the Hermit's Falls, after the storied 'hermit' Francis Abbott, who "moved in" to what is today known as Goat Island from 1829 to 1831, early in the Augustus Porter era. Originally named Goat Island after John Stedman's goat herd in the late 1770's, Porter had changed the name to Iris Island, so today's Bridal Veil Falls were also once known as the Iris Falls.
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See further articles (written after this video was made) regarding the "Niagara Falls Is Frozen" hoax:
story by Tony Ricciuto (Niagara Falls Review, Feb.18, 2015):
www.niagarafall... (link since removed by NFR)
story by John Law (Niagara Falls Review, Feb. 26, 2015):
www.niagarafall... (link since removed by NFR)
story by James Culic (Niagara This Week, Feb. 26, 2015):
www.niagarathis...
story by Oliver Darcy (The Blaze, Feb.20, 2015):
www.theblaze.co... (link since removed by the Blaze)
Some media {now...} do clarify that in fact the falls are not frozen solid, but you get the point: ignorant media in general spike their stories with disinformation purporting to their gullible readers that the falls are frozen solid, and, that this never happened before!
Even in 2021, they STILL do it, like clockwork, every Jan/Feb when a cold snap sets in, predictably peddling the "falls are frozen" hoax.
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They used to build temporary wooden structures on that ice bridge every winter, it was somewhat of a tourist attraction. There was one particularly large building rebuilt ever year, until one year the ice sheet broke catastrophically and killed many people, this was at least 100 years ago.
I first saw the Falls in the 50s as a child. Have been back there several times since but never in winter. This videography is so well done. It is a wonderful way to experience the Falls in winter. Thank you!
Thanks for your comments - much appreciated! I am glad you liked it!
I was just there in August of 2015. First saw the Falls in 1975 and was blown away by its power and beauty. After scorching hot Summers in Texas the green, serene, area and cool waters were very welcomed. Now all this frozen beauty is just amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful video! Thank you for taking the time to create it and post it! It makes me want to see it in person too!
😇 Niagara Falls is a must see😇
Ride Maid of the Mist.
Also spend a few hours at Fort Niagara. Ride the Niagara River Jet Boats. Eat at the best Italian restaurants.
great filming, thank you!
This is calming and thrilling at the same time. Could watch this all day. Isn't a deep powerful river so fascinating? I want to make it there one day. Thank you for sharing this
You want to make it to niagra falls?
Stunning video. Super job. Great quality. Thanks so much for posting.
Thnks. Much appreciated!
It looks so different in winter; need to go there again when it is cold
That is so beautiful and serene...
Thank you😨🤚
Просто чудо..невероятно красиво..спасибо 💌
*Nature's Exquisite Beauty!*
Amazing .
Absolutely beautiful.
i Love Canada i Love this Place
😇 I 💙 NIAGARA FALLS 😇
Most Beautiful NE Season.
Thanks for the winter time tour. Never been in winter.
Please tell me I'm not the only one that sees dinosaur heads at 2:42
I saw it! The ice formations create interesting 'sculptures'!
+1
you mean with the eye and the mouth with icicle "beard" facing to the right? Nope I don't see it.
Amie Marino yes The one to the far right at the bottom looks just like a Dinosaur head facing to the left that is so cool
lol
It's mother nature so beautiful
C est tout simplement spectaculaire et grandiose
Amazing😚😙😗😘😍
Awesome location to see it.
si quieren ver Cataratas como la gente, vean las del Iguazú 😊
Never underestimate the power of water
being from South Africa I cannot imagine weather that cold thst a waterfall can actually freeze....
It's quite normal; nothing unusual; 2014 -15 were quite brutally cold winters in our region. Note though, that the river water still flows underneath the Ice Bridge.
Beautiful..I'd love to see in person one day...nice videos ...
I noticed it....amazing. ....
Ничего себе 🙊!!!!
Super 👍 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
good video.
It's really awesome
God's beautiful nature 🖤🖤🖤
سبحان الله ...رائع جدا ً
きれい＾＾
ありがとうございました
amazing
Why would 2 people give this video thumbs down ?
because they hate the electric bill during winter? lol
marcus field Maybe it's only one person but they used both thumbs!
From California
what was the temperature like at that time?
Can''t recall exactly, but I'd say it was about -5C to -10C that day
Just wondering what gear you use for your videos?
Sony!
🐾🐻
People used to walk on those.
They sure did. And people also died on those. Nowadays, it's not allowed to do so. However, that doesn't stop people: several years ago, a guy walked across the river in the winter from Canada to the States on the ice. He made it across to meet his girlfriend, but then they weren't able to actually climb up the cliff on the US side!!
@@RightInNiagara I knew it was illegal and dangerous, but I didn’t know people still would walk across, and died! That’s crazy!!!
@@allycatg9000 Yes about that guy who walked across, it was in the local papers several years ago, possibly around 2015 or so, something like that. I believe it must have been in Feb., because the angle of the story was that his girlfriend was waiting for him on the US bank and watched him cross the ice, and it was framed as a Valentine's Day story!!
Can we skate here?
Much too rough to skate on.
Octopi And Zara no.
É muito friiiiiio.
Because it went stiff, does this make it Viagra falls?
👌
wow
wow so chilledddďdd
And now where is the whirlpool jet and the maid of mist
The jet boat passenger docks are way downriver from here, down at the mouth of the Niagara River, at Niagara-On-The -Lake, which is where they've always been. They don't travel all the way upriver to the actual Falls.
The Maid of the Mist passenger dock is right at the bottom of the Observation Tower on the U.S. side (see at 00:20) The Maid of the Mist winter storage dock is just downriver past the Rainbow Bridge, on the U.S. side (see at 04:58)
i Thought The Mist Froze For A Second XD
Wow frozen solid
NIAGARA FROZEN UP.
Allahu Akbar 💕💕💕💕💕
maravilhoso!!!
SUBHANALLAH!!!!.....
Hard, Stiff and blue, is this Viagra falls?
Ah, you appear to be a cunning linguist...!
bruh!