Maid of the Mist

43°05′11″N 79°04′04″W / 43.0865°N 79.0679°W / 43.0865; -79.0679

The James V. Glynn is one of two all-electric Maid of the Mist vessels.
History
In service1846-present
General characteristics
Length90 feet (27 m)
Depth6 feet (1.8 m)
PropulsionLithium-ion battery packs power the all-electric motor

The Maid of the Mist is a sightseeing boat tour of Niagara Falls, N.Y., U.S.A., starting and ending on the American side, crossing briefly into Canada during a portion of the trip.

James V. Glynn is chairman and chief executive officer of Maid of the Mist Corp. He joined Maid of the Mist in 1950 as a ticket seller and purchased the company in 1971.

There have been sightseeing boats at Niagara since 1846. Steam-powered boats were replaced by diesel-powered craft in 1955. All were named Maid of the Mist until 2020, when company president Christopher M. Glynn introduced two new boats powered by lithium-ion battery-powered electric motors; these were named James V. Glynn, after the CEO; and Nikola Tesla, for the engineer who developed a type of alternating current (AC) motor. Tesla's patents were licensed by George Westinghouse, whose company later won the bid to build the first AC power plant at Niagara Falls.

The name, Maid of the Mist, could be a reference to the Iroquois myth of Lelawala.

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