As reported last week, we travelled with our company from Germany north to Nakusp and then turned south to the picturesque town of New Denver on Slocan Lake. Then we took the 31A to Kaslo, where we paid a visit to the Moyie, a paddle wheeler sternwheeler that worked on Kootenay Lake from 1898 until 1957. After nearly sixty years of service, she was sold to the town of Kaslo and restored. Today she is a National Historic Site of Canada and the world’s oldest intact passenger sternwheeler.
The Peter and Gertrud Klopp Family 
Beautiful town, Peter. I am looking forward to seeing more photos from your trip..
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What a great old ship! I love steamboats and paddle wheelers. And with a steam boat, you’ve got plenty of hot water for the bathtubs! 🙂
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Except all the facilities were rather small. I would hardly fit into the bunks. It seems to me that people were a lot smaller in those days. Thanks, Robert, for your comment!
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Peter, thank you for sharing your photos and travel. Enjoy!
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It looks very elegant. Wouldn’t it be fun to take a ride on it?!
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It sure would. Thanks, Tanja!
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I would take a trip on this beautiful boat. Are you?
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Yes, indeed! If it was possible, I would spend a lot of time on the sternwheeler plying the waters of the Kootenay Lake. Alas, these days are over.
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I have never heard the term “sternwheeler” before—I had to google it. I guess it’s what I’d call a riverboat? Beautiful looking ship!
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Sternwheeler may be a Canadian word to describe this kind of ship plying our rivers and lakes in the early pioneering days. Thank for your interest, Amy!
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In India, we never had waterways as a major mode of transport. Only small boats plied on rivers for short distance. Never seen a Sternwheeler but seen many pictures. It certainly reminds us of the old days.
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In India they learned soon to make use of the railroad system to provide transportation for the people.
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That’s true. Our railways is over stretched. It’s what common people rely for long distance travel
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Sixty years is a long time life of service for a boat. It must have been fun to step back into the old days as you came aboard. They’ve done a great job of restoring and preserving this little piece of history from Kootenay Lake.
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Our visit sure was inspiring and we feel that more people should see this specimen of the glorious stern wheeler days.
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Diese schönen Fotos lassen in uns gleich wieder den Wunsch aufkommen, das alles nochmal mit Euch zusammen erleben zu können,Peter! Es war einfach toll und erlebnisreich bei Euch!
Ganz herzliche Grüße an Dich und unsere Biene..😉😊👋
Edda
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Vielen Dank, liebe Edda! Auch wir hatten viel Freude und Spaß, als ihr so schöne Tage bei uns erleben konntet. Zwar hatten wir alle unter einer Erkältung zu leiden, doch haben die wunderbaren Erlebnisse diesen kleinen Dämpfer wieder wett gemacht. Viele liebe Grüße auch an Dieter.
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I like it!!!
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Better those little ones than the big ones nowadays who can serve thousands of people!
Nice pics, Peter!
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How fun! Even though the rooms are small, it looks as if it would have been lots of fun to travel on one of those old steamboats. Love the photos, Peter!
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The bunks are so small I would have to curl up to fit. Haha!
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The unusual name Moyie sent me looking for its origin. The Wikipedia article about the river says this:
According to British Columbia’s Geographical Names Information System, the word “Moyie” is a corruption of the French “mouiller” or “mouillé”, a name given by fur trappers referring to the wet conditions, also described by David Thompson in 1808.
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Good research, Steve!
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Such fun! Believe it or not, there’s a history of sternwheelers in my neighborhood. About 1842 or so, the first sidewheeler made its way up the Brazos River here in Texas, and for several decades there were sternwheelers that kept cotton, sugar, and such moving up and down the river. Unfortunately, the Brazos wasn’t really meant for that kind of river navigation, and plenty of the boats ended up on the bottom. You’re lucky to have such a wonderful bit of the past!
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Thank you for the info on the sternwheelers plying the Brazos River in the 1840s! Also thank you for helping me discover your blog. Finding the right words has been my challenge, so your posts could be quite useful. Have a great weekend! Peter
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I visited her last summer!! It’s a gem!
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It truly is. Thank you!
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You’re welcome 😇
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So cool. love this kind of places. Thanks for sharing.
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