{"id":39176,"date":"2019-11-18T03:36:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T10:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drfumblefinger.com\/?p=39176"},"modified":"2019-02-03T17:44:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T00:44:00","slug":"the-niagara-river-and-and-its-amazing-waterfalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/drfumblefinger.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/the-niagara-river-and-and-its-amazing-waterfalls\/","title":{"rendered":"The Niagara River and and its Amazing Waterfalls"},"content":{"rendered":"

The iconic image above would be recognized by most people.  It’s Horseshoe Falls, known by some as Canadian Falls.  The amount of water dropping over this precipice in the Niagara River is staggering and, while the surrounding area is very commercial, it’s hard not to be impressed by this amazing natural spectacle. <\/p>\n

I had an aunt we frequently visited who lived only 10 miles from Niagara Falls. Among my first travel memories are those of seeing this waterfall — as such, Horseshoe Falls has a special place in my heart.<\/p>\n

The Niagara River carries the output of four Great Lakes (Superior, Michigan, Huron, and <\/span>Erie) into Lake Ontario.  The international boundary between Canada and the United States is in the middle of the Niagara River, although boundary line carved out Horseshoe Falls for Canada, leaving the smaller American Falls to the USA.  The Canadian province of Ontario is to the west of the boundary, while New York state is to the east.  The Niagara River is 58 km (36 mi) long, and includes memorable Niagara Falls about midway along its flow.<\/p>\n