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.
1 It is said throughout the series that she knows a lot about gardening, coming from a farm in Kanas. 2  On the island, she usually makes coconut cream pies for Gilligan, as prizes, or gifts of gratitude. 3  In the early opening sequence, neither Mary Ann's name or the Professor's was mentioned.