S.S. Moyie Historical Paddlewheeler

Description

S.S. Moyie | Heritage Park

In areas of British Columbia and Alberta not yet accessed by road or rail, boats were the primary form of transportation for large amounts of freight or passengers since the days of the fur trade. Many large rivers and lakes in Western Canada were traversed by steamships, from the 1860s, and in some cases, into the mid-20th century...