Maid of the Mist - Niagara Falls, Ontario - Following the Maid of the Mist
(see information on distinguished passengers at bottom of post)
I go to Niagara Falls several times a year. It's a place I never get tired of visiting. This time it was more enjoyable, since I was with a couple of people who were absolutely loving it.
I think I enjoy taking photos of the Maid of the Mist, more than I enjoy being in it.
I was in it, I got wet and didn't take a single photo, for fear of losing my camera.
I will post the photos I took of the Maid of the Mist, and then you can see Liz Moras' blog for the photos taken from the Maid of the Mist. It was incredible being there, as always, but it's hard to see through the 'shower' and buckets of water falling on your face. And this time, with the wind, even watching from the top was a very wet experience, but welcomed, as it was extremely hot.
Liz certainly picked the best week of our Summer, so far, to visit Toronto.
Enjoy the Maid of the Mist and the U.S. side of the Falls. I will post the Canadian side later.
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First "Maid of the Mist"
Distinguished passengers (or at least, rumoured passengers):
- 1860 - Prince of Wales
- 1901 - Theodore Roosevelt
- 1949 - J. Nehru, Prime Minister of India
- 1952 - Marilyn Monroe
- 1967 - A. Kosygin, Soviet Premier
- 1983 - Pierre Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister
- 1983 - Soviet official M. Gorbachev, later President
- 1985 - L. Xiannian, President of the People's Republic of China
- 1987 - The Duke and Duchess of York (Andrew and Fergie)
- 1991 - Princess of Wales (Diana and Princes William and Harry)
- 1996 - Rosalyn Carter and Former President Jimmy Carter
The Maid of the Mist has been carrying passengers for an up-close, very wet view of the Falls, for over 150 years.
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