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.

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.

[6] The two-stage barge-like steamer was designed primarily as a link for a proposed ferry service between New York City and Toronto.

[9][10] Captain Carter and Mr. LaBlond hired Alfred H. White from Port Robinson, Ontario to build the new ship.

[12] As this service proved increasingly inadequate in transporting the growing passenger base of the 1990s, four high-speed elevators replaced the railway in 1991.

[13] The Russel Brothers of Owen Sound, Ontario made two all-steel Maids for the Niagara Falls Gorge, in 1955 and 1956.

Maid of the Mist II took part in the July 9, 1960, rescue of Roger Woodward, a seven-year-old boy who became the first person to survive a plunge over the Horseshoe Falls with nothing but a life jacket.

[15] A partial history of Maid of the Mist is featured in the IMAX film Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic.

2022: Maid of the Mist was featured in the 2022 motion picture, A Man Called Otto, starring Tom Hanks.