Diverting The Water

In the end, engineers, geologists, and local governments came up with a brilliant compromise: they diverted some of the water to a power plant. This not only lessened erosion but also provided more energy to local industries. A win for everyone involved! “No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled,” said American pastor Harry Emerson Fosdick of the event.

While there was no way to stop the erosion and the diminishing tourists, new industries could now flourish. Some even wondered if the “Forget Me Not” message on the ring was really a message from the old Falls themselves, as future generations would never see it in its full beauty.