Until engineers constructed the temporary dam in 1969, no one had seen the bare rock face of American Falls since March 30, 1848, when an ice jam from Lake Erie stopped the Niagara River.

That’s because it gets hydroelectric power from the Niagara River, near Niagara Falls in western New York. The dam is right on the U.S.-Canada border. That’s made some locals concerned about ...

Niagara Falls is one of Canada's most accessible natural wonders, which, for many visitors, makes it more of a photo op and less of an experience. It's easy (once you find a spot in the lot across ...