Steamboats of Lake Okanagan
Lake Okanagan, also called Okanagan Lake, is the largest lake in the Okanogan River drainage, which is tributary to the Columbia River basin, and is the core of the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada. During its early days of settlement and development, lack of roads the region made the lake a natural corridor for passenger travel and freight. The Canadian Pacific Railway Lake and River Service was the main carrier on the lakes, providing freight and passenger connections between Penticton, on the Kettle Valley Railway (the Southern Mainline) and Okanagan Landing (Vernon) for connections to the CPR Mainline at Sicamous via the Shuswap and Okanagan Railway. Smaller vessels such as the SS Naramata provided passenger service to smaller settlements around the lake, as well as excursions for tourists.[1]
Vessels
- SS York (freight)
- SS Okanagan (luxury-class passenger service)
- SS Aberdeen (luxury-class passenger service)
- SS Sicamous (luxury-class passenger service)
- SS Naramata (excursion and water-taxi)
- MV Lequime (Fintry Queen, excursion and water-taxi)
- Lloyd Jones - 1950-1960 (Bowen Queen 1960-1965, MV Vesuvius Queen 1965-1998)
- Pendozi (also Pandosy)
Landings
References
- ^ Penticton Museum displays, and heritage signs at the Okanagan Lake Heritage Shipyard on Okanagan Beach in Penticton.
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