S. S. Moyie

S. S. MOYIE
CANADA
This elegant sternwheeler is the oldest intact passenger steam
vessel of its type in the world. The machinery and the steel
frames of its hull were built by the Bertram Engine Works of
Toronto, shipped west by rail and assembled in Vancouver.
Launched at Nelson on 22 October 1898 by the Canadian Pacific
Railway, the S. S. Moyie carried passengers and freight on
Kootenay Lake for 59 years. It was retired from service in 1957.
Rescued and preserved by the people of Kaslo, the "sweetheart of
the lake" recalls the role of sternwheelers in the history of
western Canada.




Submitted by @paulori.