When Niagara Freezes - Pictures from NiagaraFallsalive.com


	When Niagara Freezes - Pictures from NiagaraFallsalive.com

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1-2-2007 3:20 AM

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1-2-2007 9:11 AM

mona

having been to the niagara falls for the first time in my life a few summers ago, it is absolutely impossible to imagine those masses of water actually freezing over (partially or in full). amazing!

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