​"Frozen" Niagara Falls draws tourists to winter spectacle

A partially frozen American Falls is seen lit by lights during sub freezing temperatures in Niagara A partially frozen Falls is seen lit by lights during sub freezing temperatures in Ontario in 2014 A polar vortex is a rotating pool of cold, dense air

Despite some headlines, Niagara Falls not frozen over. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Despite bone-chilling temperatures, tourists are flocking to Niagara Falls. The mist has cast a magical coating on everything it touches.

Despite some headlines, Niagara Falls not frozen over. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Despite bone-chilling temperatures, tourists are flocking to Niagara Falls. The mist has cast a magical coating on everything it touches.

Niagara Falls isn't exactly frozen over; water is still flowing underneath the ice. It's not uncommon for parts of the falls to ice over in winter. The only recorded time the water flow stopped completely was in 1848, thanks to an ice 

Last week, two daredevil Canadian climbers, Will Gadd and Sarah Hueniken, attempted the impossible: scaling Niagara's 51m-high, frozen falls. And it only took them just under an hour to do it. Niagara Falls, the collective