From the St Catharines Standard: It appears to be a nasty divorce. Maid of the Mist isn’t sailing into the Canadian sunset without a parting shot at the Niagara Parks Commission. “We are disappointed by the failure of the Niagara Parks Commission in its statement to recognize our Maid of the Mist Steamboat Company and…
From the Niagara Falls Review: After 167 years, one of Niagara Falls’ most iconic attractions is sailing into the Canadian sunset. The Maid of the Mist is concluding its tour-boat excursions on this side of the Niagara River for the final time Thursday. The Maid has been around since 1846 and has been owned by…
From the Niagara Falls Review: I was cold. I was soaked. And for one last time, I loved every second of it. It was easy to take the Maid of the Mist for granted over the years, never realizing how special it really was. People who’ve lived here all their lives have never ridden it,…
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Crews in Niagara Falls are hard at work getting the Maid of the Mist ready for the winter. The tour boat company must remove its vessels from the lower Niagara River before the water freezes over. But before that can happen, a giant crane from Germany has to be…
From the Buffalo News: A mother and daughter from Michigan cut their trip short by a day because they couldn’t find enough to do here. A couple from Spain visiting the United States made a stop but stayed overnight in Niagara Falls, Ont., because it had better views of the falls, and they heard that…
From Yahoo! News: Niagara Parks Police say a fire alarm forced staff and visitors out of the Maid of the Mist plaza in Canada for a more than an hour. The fire call at the site of the famous Niagara Falls tour boats came in about 9:15 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities trace the alarm to dust…
From the St Catharines Standard: Four zip line attractions could be up and running next year in Niagara Falls if a proposal by the Niagara Parks Commission gets the green light. The agency held a public information session Thursday at the School of Horticulture to unveil plans for what it hopes will be the newest…
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Someone with a blog called “A Penchant for Travelling” visited Niagara Falls recently and posted about their trip (including pictures): The famous tourist area in Niagara Falls is called Clifton Hill, where there are many hotels, restaurants and shops for tourists visiting Niagara Falls. I think it was the only time we stayed near to…
From the Buffalo News: A swimmer was pulled from the Niagara River late this afternoon after New York State Parks police investigated reports of swimmers between the American Falls and the Maid of the Mist dock.