Maid of the Mist to launch for 129th consecutive season on May 10th

From a CNW Group press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: Celebrities, world leaders and tourists from Canada and around the world will once again have a chance to ride the iconic Maid of the Mist when the boats are launched in Niagara Falls, N.Y., beginning Saturday, May 10, at 10 a.m. The Maid’s 2014 season…

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Time is Now for State to Open Bidding for Maid of the Mist Lease

As long as I can remember going to Niagara Falls, it included a trip on the Maid of the Mist.  I can remember getting the smelly old Jackets from way back.  You put it on, took the tour and put it back for others to use.  In 2014 the era of the Maid of the…

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HEADS ROLL AS ONTARIO PARKS ATTEMPTS CLEANUP OF MAID OF THE MIST MESS

From the Niagara Falls Reporter: Chalk up a victory for justice and the Niagara Falls Reporter — whose articles on Ontario’s Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) and their secret arrangements with James Glynn, longtime owner of the Maid of the Mist — led to more than the unraveling of his lease. Last week, four NPC commissioners,…

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NU alumnus returns favor

From the Buffalo News: The Vincentian virtue of charity as taught at Niagara University helped James V. Glynn become a successful businessman, as well as president and owner of one of the world’s most popular tourist attractions — the Maid of the Mist boat ride at the base of Niagara Falls. Monday, it was Glynn’s…

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Maid of the Mist under siege

From the Tonawanda News: An Atlanta businessman with eyes on the boat tour operation in Niagara Falls has filed a lawsuit in Albany in an effort to force state officials to allow his company to compete against the Maid of the Mist Corp. William Windsor, whose son owns a tour-ticket company known as Alcatraz Media,…

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