American,Bridal Veil and Horseshoe Falls Niagara Falls comprises three distinct cataracts. They date back a mere twelve thousand years,when the retreat of melting glaciers allowed water trapped in Lake Erie to gush north to Lake Ontario. Back then the falls were seven miles downriver,but constant erosion has cut them back to their present site. The falls are colorfully lit up at night,and many say they're most beautiful in winter,when the grounds are covered in snow and the waters turn to ice. 1911and had to spend the rest of the year in hospital.
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