you think this is cold? photos from 1911

[Bluefinforme]

[perch-man]

Wow where did you find those pictures ?

[BAZOOKAJOE]

I remember one winter (when i was a little kid, back in the late 70's - early 80's) it was so cold in NY state that lake ontario froze 1/4-1/2 mile out from shore.  It was very stalactite looking, like "the falls".

[Bluefinforme]

Wow where did you find those pictures ?

an e-mail from my Grandmother......I did some research on snope.com and found that they are indeed authentic, but the date might be a little off 

[perch-man]

an e-mail from my Grandmother......I did some research on snope.com and found that they are indeed authentic, but the date might be a little off 

Well forgive the pun they are very COOL

[fishmaster2004z]

awsome pics 

[PondPro]

wow thats cool

[empty hook]

wow thats cool

Love those pictures.  Thank you.

[powderburns]

I saw a TV show on this, just a couple of weeks ago. It was on the Discovery channel. I wish I had paid closer attention to the date it happened.

[got em]

  which one of those people are carring a auger ,very nice pictures,although the water must be flowing under all that ice 

[MACK_USCG]

I remember one winter (when i was a little kid, back in the late 70's - early 80's) it was so cold in NY state that lake ontario froze 1/4-1/2 mile out from shore.  It was very stalactite looking, like "the falls".

I've walked across Oswego Harbor to the lighthouse many a time...with a dry suit on! lol

[icescape]

wow! That's amazing!  I was there as a kid, so it I can imagine that it had to get pretty darn cold to stop that flow!  I live in northern minnesota and it's about -15F with out the windchill, supposed to get about 50 below zero tonight.  More ice

[Pittsfield Pike Preditor]

That is awesome!

[hunters08]

I actually, believe this or not know some of the people in the pictures!!!Shortly after that picture the ice gave way and people were sucked into the niagra river and there bodies were never recovered.After that happened they stopped people from going out on the frozen niagra falls(people used to go out there and walk around all the time)

[littleoldlady]

Bluefinforme...thank you for taking the time to locate these classic photographs, and for sharing them with the Shanty. 
Keep them coming...and you are a great researcher!

[Tommyboy18769]

Thats crazy...I would never think in a million years that something like that could ever happen...

[tbone70]

wow i think someone would have traded in their barrels for ice skates .

[Prairiegoat]

Some interesting facts on the Net.

Larry K. states, “I lived in New York near the falls my whole life and this has happened twice. The first time in 1875. People back then thought it was the signal of the end of the world. While walking the dry riverbed people found Muskets, Arrowheads and Tomahawks from the War of 1812.”

Unknown Author states, “The American Falls have frozen over on six occasions since the keeping of records began. Each were attributed to ice jams that have actually curtailed the flow of the American Falls to mere trickles.”
“Unlike the Horseshoe Falls (which has never frozen over), the American Falls are susceptible to freezing because of the small amount of water flow.”
“The installation of the ice boom at the mouth of Lake Erie, the building of the International water control dam (which regulates water flow) and milder winters have all but eliminated the possibility of the American Falls ever completely freezing over in modern times.”
“The American Falls water flow was reduced to such an extent in 1909, 1936, 1938 and 1949 that it froze over.”
“The American Falls today receives only 10% of the total water flow. In the early 1900’s that flow was much less, perhaps only 5

[Bluefinforme]

neat facts!

[jconklin330]

yeh thats really cool

[BASSandICE65]

Very cool 8)  literaly lol

[Figure8Racer]

All I have to say is how was the ice fishing???

[rich81]

who brought the beer and bait