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rides on the river in the vicinity of the falls; however, the boats did not operate in the roughest areas which experience a drop in water level over a very short distance. The business closed at the end of the 2013 season after 19 years. The operators tended to stay in the choppy waters immediately
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331:"GeoNames Query - Reversing Falls: Query Record Details"
225:"Structurae - Reversing Falls Railway Bridge (1885)"
205:"Reversing Falls, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada"
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Felton & Fowler's Best, Worst, and Most
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103:mill lies on the west side.
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483:Little Machias River
302:"Thrills and Chills"
25:Reversing Falls Park
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105:J.D. Irving
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1231:Tinker Dam
1095:Saint John
1060:Quispamsis
1015:Monticello
955:Grand Isle
915:Edmundston
905:Eagle Lake
799:Grand Lake
766:Cross Lake
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345:2008-11-09
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210:2008-09-27
191:References
129:66°05′24″W
126:45°15′37″N
71:slack tide
1196:Fort Kent
1164:Landmarks
1155:Woodstock
1150:Westfield
1135:Van Buren
1125:Stockholm
1005:Mars Hill
995:Madawaska
990:Littleton
985:Limestone
930:Fort Kent
804:Long Lake
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553:Red River
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1010:Masardis
1000:Mapleton
965:Hartland
880:Allagash
819:Mud Lake
282:CBC News
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970:Hodgdon
960:Hampton
900:Caribou
885:Ashland
782:Fish R.
311:May 30,
97:foundry
63:freshet
1130:Sussex
1035:Perham
910:Easton
890:Blaine
23:, see
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