page_title: Maid of the Mist
section_title: Boats
hierarchical_section_title: Maid of the Mist / Boats
context_page_description: The Maid of the Mist is a boat tour of Niagara Falls, starting and ending on the American side, crossing briefly into Ontario during a portion of the trip. The actual boats used are also named Maid of the Mist, followed by a different Roman numeral in each case.
context_section_description: Maid of the Mist I
  Years of service: 1846–54
  Type: double-stack steamboat ferry
  Engine: one sidewheel steam
  A second Maid of the Mist I was built in 1854
  Years of service: 1854–60
  Length: 72 feet (22 m)
  Type: single-stack steamer
  Engine: paddle boat
  Maid of the Mist I, this one sailed closer to Horseshoe Falls than any had previously.
  Years of service: 1885–1955
  Type: steam boat
  Engine: N/A
  Maid of the Mist II
  Years of service: 1892–1955
  Type: white oak steam boat
  Length: 89 feet (27 m)
  Engine: two-engine steam
  These boats sailed the lower river until April 22, 1955, when they burned in a pre-season accident. Later that year, they were replaced by two new ships. The type and style of the boats is still seen today; they were made of steel and powered by diesel engines.
  Maid of the Mist I
  Years of service: 1955–90
  Length: 66 feet (20 m)
  Engine: 200-horsepower (150 kW) diesel engines
  Passengers: 101
  Maid of the Mist II
  Years of service: 1956–83
  Type: all-steel boat, twin of I
  Engine: 200-horsepower (150 kW) diesel engines
  Passengers: 101
  More ships have been added to the fleet.
  Maid of the Mist III 
  Years of service: 1972–97
  Length: 65 feet (20 m)
  Gross tonnage: 75
  Engine: single 250-horsepower (190 kW) diesel
  Passengers: 210
  Vessel sold and renamed Chippewa III as tour boat in Parry Sound, Ontario 1992 and retired early 2017
  Maid of the Mist IV
  Years of service: 1976–2013
  Length: 72 feet (22 m)
  Gross tonnage: 75
  Engine: two 250-horsepower (190 kW) diesel
  Passengers: 300
  Maid of the Mist V
  Years of service: 1983–2013
  Length: 72 feet (22 m)
  Gross tonnage:  74
  Engine: two 355-horsepower (265 kW) diesel
  Passengers: 300
  Maid of the Mist VI
  Years of service: 1990–present
  Length: 74 feet (23 m)
  Breadth:  30 feet (9.1 m)
  Depth:  10 feet (3.0 m)
  Gross tonnage:  155
  Engine: two 355-horsepower (265 kW) diesel
  Passengers: 600
  Maid of the Mist VII
  Years of service: 1997–present;
  Length: 80 feet (24 m)
  Breadth: 30 feet (9.1 m)
  Depth: 10 feet (3.0 m)
  Gross tonnage:  155
  Engine: two 350-horsepower (260 kW) diesel
  Passengers: 600
  Little Maid
  A small tug-like vessel found at the docks on the American side
caption: Stereoscopic view of Maid of the Mist II, c. 1896–1906
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