James Neiss/staff photographerNiagara Falls NY - Passengers load onto a Maid of the Mist tour boat on the first day of operations this season on the Niagara Falls, Ontario, side of the Niagara Gorge. Chris Glynn, President of the Maid of the Mist Corp., announced that the continued operation of the boat tour company depends on the State of New York allowing them to build on the United States side of the Niagara Gorge.