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Bridal
Veil Falls in Niagara Falls
Did you know that Niagara Falls is comprised of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, American and Bridal Veil Falls?
Bridal Veil Falls is the smallest of the three Niagara Falls with a span of only 56 feet, has a direct fall of 78 feet that crashes onto the large rocks below, making the total drop 181 feet.
If
you take a popular Niagara NY attraction, Cave of the Winds, the tour
will take you right to the base of the Bridal Veil waterfall. The entrance
is
right in the park and elevator will take you 175 feet down. You will then walk out along the wooden staircases, walkways and platforms, constructed on the rocks bringing you up alongside the Bridal Veil waterfall and partially American waterfalls.
History of Bridal Veil Falls
Bridal Veil Falls was named because of its similar appearance to a wedding bride's veil. As it is very close to the American waterfall it looks like it is part of it. Luna Island actually separates these two waterfalls.Goat Island that separates American from Canadian waterfalls is so close to the American shore, that is resulting to have much less of Niagara River flow to plunge over the edge.
Less erosion on the American side resulted in the broken cataract between the river bank and Goat Island and formation of the third waterfall also known as Iris and Luna Falls.
Luna Island is accessible via a pedestrian bridge from Goat Island.
There is an interesting, romantic story, how Luna Falls got a name. Niagara Falls is a great location for rainbows (or solar bows) which are made when the sunlight reflects off the Niagara Falls mist.
Over one hundred years ago, Niagara Falls was also one of the best locations for rainbows and lunar bows. A Lunar bow is a rainbow created by the light of the moon shining on the mist created by the Falls.
In 1860 lunar bows were last reported. The best time was when the moon was full and high and the sky clear of clouds. One of the best locations to view this phenomenon was Luna Island on the American side of the river, right where the Bridal Veil waterfalls is.
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