DID YOU KNOW? QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE FALLS

As giant glaciers slowly retreated across the Niagara region more than 12,000 years ago, they left in their wake huge torrents of rushing water that carved the Niagara River from a freshly thawed landscape. Over time, water from the newly formed Niagara River seeped through cracks in erosion-resistant layers of rock to create cliffs of cascading water. Through a combination of geological luck an MORE

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