Horseshoes Falls as viewed from Maid of The Mist
by Lingfai Leung
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Horseshoes Falls as viewed from Maid of The Mist
Artist
Lingfai Leung
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Photograph - Photographs
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The Maid of the Mist is a boat tour of Niagara Falls, New York, USA. (The actual boats used are also named Maid of the Mist, followed by a different Roman numeral in each case.) The boat starts off at a calm part of the Niagara River, near the Rainbow Bridge, and takes its passengers past the American and Bridal Veil Falls, then into the dense mist of spray inside the curve of the Horseshoe Falls, also known as the Canadian Falls. The tour is available starting from the American side of the river, returning to the U.S. landing.
The first Maid of the Mist was launched in 1846 as a ferry service between the Canadian and American sides, pre-dating by two years the construction of the first Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge at the site. The ferry service lost business when the bridge opened, and by 1854 it had become a tourist attraction instead, served by a new and more luxurious boat.
After 167 years of operation, the final day for Maid of the Mist operations from the Canadian side was October 24, 2013. Hornblower Niagara Cruises has since taken over services at the Canadian dock. The Glynn family continues Maid Of The Mist operations from the American (New York) side, and constructed a drydock and maintenance facility north of the Rainbow Bridge to handle operations.
©2014 Lingfai Leung
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April 19th, 2015
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