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Niagara Falls competition springs up for 1st time

By Carolyn Thompson
Published May 18, 2014 5:24pm ET
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Niagara Falls competition springs up for 1st time
In this May 15, 2014 photo, a Hornblower Niagara Cruises catamaran carries passengers past the American Falls. San Francisco-based Hornblower Co. launched its Niagara Falls cruises from the Canadian shoreline in May after winning the rights in 2012. The Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co. continues to launch from the American shore but lost its Canadian contract to rival Hornblower Niagara Cruises.(AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson) | Carolyn Thompson

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — For more than 150 years, the Maid of the Mist tour boats have been all alone below Niagara Falls as they’ve ferried tourists close enough to be drenched by the spray.

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