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.
But after Fields declined the role, Frank Morgan was cast. Using various wigs and makeups, Morgan also played Professor Marvel, the Emerald City gatekeeper, cabby, and throne room sentry, and he was the voice of the Wizard of Oz's mutant head.