Originally Posted by Bobthebuilder (Post 4509543)

You can read all about it here: http://ijc.org/greatlakesconnection/...iver-ice-boom/

I recall I was a kid growing up in Fort Erie, Ontario across the river from Buffalo, NY when the boom was first installed in 1964. In the months before there was a lot of controversy as residents were concerned that the ice being retained by the boom would keep temperatures in the area cooler in the spring months long after the Lake Erie ice would have normally all gone down the river. They agreed to remove the boom by April 1st each year to satisfy the critics. Residents were right tho, it did stay cooler longer.

BTB