FILE--A Maid of the Mist tour boat approaches the base of the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ont. in this Nov., 2001 file photo. Getting competitive bids for one of the world's oldest and most famous tourist attractions _ the Maid of the Mist boats in Niagara Falls _ may not be as straight forward a proposal as the Ontario government hopes.The Niagara Parks Commission came under fire last year for giving the Maid of the Mist Steamboat Company an untendered, 25-year renewal on the contract to operate the boats that ferry tourists from both sides of the international border up to the thundering waterfalls. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan