Spectacular Photos of Partially Frozen Niagara Falls (Jan 2014)

The U.S. side of the Niagara Falls is pictured in Ontario, January 8, 2014. The frigid air and “polar vortex” that affected about 240 million people in the United States and southern Canada will depart during the second half of this week, and a far-reaching January thaw will begin, according to AccuWeather.com. (REUTERS/Aaron Harris)

REUTERS reported that the Niagara Falls partially froze on Tuesday, when the high temperature was a record low of minus 2 degrees.

The ice formed on the U.S. side of the falls, which straddle the border between the United States and Canada.

I visited the Niagara Falls in the autumn of 2006, I was 3 years old at the time and I was very excited to see lots of rainbows around the falls.

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The U.S. side of the Niagara Falls is pictured in Ontario, January 8, 2014. The frigid air and “polar vortex” that affected about 240 million people in the United States and southern Canada will depart during the second half of this week, and a far-reaching January thaw will begin, according to AccuWeather.com. (REUTERS/Aaron Harris)

Ice and ice flows on the Canadian and US water falls at Niagara Falls, in the State of New York, USA, on January 9, 2014 following the recent cold weather that has moved across the United States midwest and northeast. (EPA/RICK WARNE)

Ice and ice flows on the Canadian and US water falls at Niagara Falls, in the State of New York, USA, on January 9, 2014 following the recent cold weather that has moved across the United States midwest and northeast. (EPA/RICK WARNE)

Ice and ice flows on the Canadian and US water falls at Niagara Falls, in the State of New York, USA, on January 9, 2014 following the recent cold weather that has moved across the United States midwest and northeast. (EPA/RICK WARNE)

Visitors take pictures overlooking the falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, January 8, 2014. The frigid air and “polar vortex” that affected about 240 million people in the United States and southern Canada will depart during the second half of this week, and a far-reaching January thaw will begin, according to AccuWeather.com. (REUTERS/Aaron Harris)

The Rainbow Bridge shown in Niagara Falls, Ontario, January 8, 2014. The frigid air and “polar vortex” that affected about 240 million people in the United States and southern Canada will depart during the second half of this week, and a far-reaching January thaw will begin, according to AccuWeather.com. (REUTERS/Aaron Harris)

The U.S. side of the Niagara Falls is pictured in Ontario, January 8, 2014. The frigid air and “polar vortex” that affected about 240 million people in the United States and southern Canada will depart during the second half of this week, and a far-reaching January thaw will begin, according to AccuWeather.com. (REUTERS/Aaron Harris)

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