Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Legend of Niagara Falls: The Maid of the Mist

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Drawings
Description
Illustration of the legend of the "Maid in the Mist" with a native girl plunging over the Falls in a birchbark canoe.
Notes
Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899
Publisher
J. H. Beers & Co.
Place of Publication
Chicago
Date of Original
1899
Subject(s)
Indians of North America
Sacrifices
Waterfalls
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Niagara Falls
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.078167 Longitude: -79.073925
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Legend of Niagara Falls: The Maid of the Mist


Illustration of the legend of the "Maid in the Mist" with a native girl plunging over the Falls in a birchbark canoe.