a view from above

soon they will get soaking wet

a sideview of the American Falls with the Rainbow Bridge in the background

the American Falls, seen from Canada

these are the Horseshoe Falls, seen from Goat Island

it's about 55 meters all the way down

a Maid of the Mist enters the wet zone at the Horseshoe

On its way from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario the Niagara River has to manage the mighty Niagara Falls where the water drops a full 50 meters.

The name Niagara seems to stem from an Iroquois town called Ongniaahra.

 

The falls sit right at the border between Canada and the USA. The biggest one is the Horseshoe Falls, located in Canada, while the  American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls are in the US.

The waterfalls are an important source of hydroelectric power.

 

The Rainbow Bridge connects both sides so tourists can watch the falls from an American and a Canadian perspective.

 

The Niagara Falls were first mentioned in 1604 by French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who founded a few years later the city of Quebec. 

 

We visited the Falls in September 1992.

 

Note: This album is in the Canada section, when you came here via the USA Eastcoast map, click here to go back to that section.

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the location of the Niagara Falls, right at the Canadian-US border

you just have to follow the noise

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the Horseshoe Falls with in the background the American Falls

the American Falls and the much smaller Bridal Veil Falls in front