Niagara Falls, Boston Deserve Awards for These Frozen Performances
While the world gears up for the Oscars this weekend, we’ve got ice on the brain.
So instead of the Oscars, let’s give out some unofficial Icecars, shall we? We have two standout performances this year.
Best ice dam performance goes, hands-down, to Boston. Ice dams, if you don’t know by now, are thick ridges of solid ice that build up along your gutters and block water from draining properly. And Boston’s performance in the past month has been unparallelled, with gigantic icicles that are, in some cases, six stories long, clogging gutters to create countless indoor leaks and sold out Roofmelt and roof rakes across the land. Bravo, Boston. Well done.
But the best frozen landmark is more than 400 miles from the frozen tundra we call Boston these days: It is Niagara Falls.
The frozen falls are so gripping that tourism is going strong during this bone-chilling weather due to folks longing to catch a glimpse, reports WKBW. Folks visiting Tuesday were even treated to a rainbow.
But are the falls frozen solid? While it appears to be solid on the American side, it’s really not. It is more than 85 percent iced over, according CNN. Though it may not look like it, water is still flowing underneath the ice. Interesting fact: The only time Niagara Falls’s water flow ever stopped completely was in 1848, due to an ice jam in the upper river.
Let’s take a look at these award-winning performances.
Way to get the audience involved, Niagara Falls!
The fans are fascinated.
A rainbow was a nice touch to Tuesday’s Niagara Falls scene:
A rainbow over the ice at Niagara Falls.
And the coin-operated binoculars gave a stellar supporting performance:
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Meanwhile, back in Boston (and surrounding areas), there is lots of buzz over the ice dams (what are they, how do you combat them), and they’re not breaking character anytime soon.
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