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.
Gilligan is a fictional character played by Bob Denver on the 1960s TV show Gilligan's Island and its many sequels. Gilligan, affectionately called Little Buddy by the Skipper , is the bumbling, dimwitted, accident-prone first mate of the SS Minnow.None of the show's episodes ever specified Gilligan's full name or clearly indicate whether Gilligan is the character's first name or his last.Gilligan wears a trademark red shirt, pale trousers, white sneakers and white navy cap.n the 2004 DVD release of season one, Gilligan's Island â The Complete First Season, a documentary called Before the Three Hour Tour shows that Sherwood Schwartz's original treatment for the series indicated that Gilligan's full name in the failed pilot was to be Willy Gilligan.