From Buffalo Business First:
In one of the earliest opening dates in its 159-year history, the Maid of the Mist boats will hit the waters in the Niagara Gorge on Wednesday.
The public opening is planned for April 12.
Officials from the popular Niagara Falls attraction attributed the early season cruises to a mild winter, one in which there was little to no ice on Lake Erie and the Niagara River.