S.S. Moyie - Front Street Waterfront
The S.S. Moyie is the oldest intact passenger sternwheeler in the world and a National Historic Site. The S.S. Moyie was launched on December 7, 1898. Its first job was to meet the Crow´s Nest Pass Railway from southern Alberta to Kootenay Landing at the southern end of Kootenay Lake and bring its passengers to Nelson. It continued this run until 1906 when the faster SS Kuskanook took over.
After that it travelled all over Kootenay Lake and played a very important role in the development of Kaslo and the surrounding area. The S.S. Moyie is one of the most significant preserved steam passenger vessels in North America. When the Moyie was retired in 1957, after a 59-year career with the Canadian Pacific Railway´s BC Lake and River Service, she was the last operating passenger sternwheeler in Canada. The S.S. Moyie has been lovingly restored and preserved through the efforts of the Kootenay Lake Historical Society. It is open for tours from mid May to mid October.
From the Historical Walking Tour of Kaslo
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