Maid of the Mist Launches First All-Electric Passenger Vessels in U.S.

The Maid of the Mist, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, New York Power Authority (NYPA) and ABB announced this week that the Maid of the Mist, the iconic boat tour that has navigated the waters below Niagara Falls since 1846, has launched the first two new all-electric, zero-emission passenger vessels in the U.S. … The two catamarans, James V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla, were built at Burger Boat Co., Manitowoc, Wis., and transported in May 2019 to the Maid of the Mist drydock and maintenance facility at Niagara Falls, N.Y., for assembly.