The original Maid of the Mist was built at a landing near Niagara Falls on the American side of the border. The boat was christened in 1846 as a border-crossing ferry; its first trip was on September 18, 1846.
(January 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Professor Roy Hinkley. Roy Hinkley, referred to as the Professor, is one of the seven castaways from the television series Gilligan's Island (1964â67); he was played by Russell Johnson.
Based on stories by humorist Max Shulman, the series lasted four years, during which Dobie's hair turned from blond to brown. A year after finishing his role as Dobie's goateed friend Maynard G. Krebs, Bob Denver segued into another iconic 1960s show---`Gilligan's Island.'.