SS Minto: Lady of the Lake

In 55 years this small sternwheeler steamed 2.5 million miles on the Arrow Lakes and won the affection of all, seaman and passenger, who boarded her. When she died, 1000s, from coast to coast, mourned.

The story of the S.S. Minto in next week’s Chronicles.

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PHOTO: Looking like a Mississippi riverboat, the S.S. Minto. —Author’s Collection