Preservationists seek injunction to stop work on Maid of the Mist facility

From the Buffalo News: Construction on the Maid of the Mist’s new boat dock and storage facility in the Niagara Gorge went on in the rain Monday, while the fight to halt the work is continuing in court. The Niagara Preservation Coalition has asked the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court to issue an injunction…

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Maid of the Mist begins construction on U.S. side

From the Niagara Falls Review: Work is underway to build a $32-million winter storage and maintenance facility for the Maid of the Mist at the former Schoellkopf Power Plant in Niagara Falls, N.Y., less than half a kilometre from the Rainbow Bridge. The construction, which began a couple of weeks ago and is expected to…

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Maid of the Mist financing spring gorge work

From the Tonawanda News: For at least the next month, crews will be removing loose rocks, boulders and other items from the Niagara Gorge near the Gorge Discovery Center in Niagara Falls State Park. A release issued Monday by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation characterized the rock-scaling project as…

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Niagara Falls has gone Pink

Seattle PI reports that the Falls were bathed in pink light Friday night as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And all weekend, patrons aboard Maid of the Mist tour boats will sport pink ponchos to protect them from the chilly spray.  It was the first time Maid of the Mist customers donned Pink Ponchos See…

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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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