The Nature of Things

Natural History of the Niagara Gorge (7x2)

: 27, 1966

The famous Niagara Falls had their origins at Queenston 12,000 years ago. Since then, they have receded seven miles. This program tells the natural history of the falls, the Niagara River and the gorge, showing how the shoreline has changed the falls. Dr. Walter Tovell, curator of geology at the Royal Ontario Museum, and an expert on the Niagara, tells the story of Father Hennepin, the first white man to see the falls in 1678, talks about the rock stratification observable in the gorge and shows many unusual filmed shots of the falls.