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While Niagara Falls is a popular summer destination, this video might make you want to take a trip during the winter. See how a recent cold snap turned the falls into a winter wonder and learn about the last time the waterfalls stopped flowing.

Stunning footage has been released of Niagara Falls covered in snow and ice after a period of extreme cold weather. Despite appearances, the water hasn't fully frozen. It continues to move beneath the sheet of ice.

Usually the Maid of the Mist ferries tourists into the spray churned up by 2.3million gallons of water crashing over the Niagara Falls each second. But the ice below is too thick for any tour boats to break through since the Niagara River,