Niagara Falls Research Paper

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Every minute, six million cubic feet of water falls over Niagara Falls! Every year, thirty million people travel to the falls just to get a glimpse of what many consider the “unofficial” eighth wonder of the world. This summer, I was given the opportunity to experience this first hand. My family and I drove up to Niagara Falls, CA because the Canadian view is reportedly even more beautiful. This is how my trip went… There are a number of excursions available to you including a number of things in the area having little to no relation to the falls itself. We began our journey with one of these activities. We took a trip on a German engineered “aero-car.” despite the misleading name, it is really more of a trolley suspended over the Niagara

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