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.
Mary Ann Summers is a girl from Kansas, who was stranded on the island along with the six other castaways. She was played by actress Dawn Wells, who continued the role in the three NBC-TV made for TV movies, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island and The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island. She was voiced by Jane Webb in the The New Adventures of Gilligan.