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AFRICAN (QUEEN ’SAILS AT 100. Famous African Queen sailed on Lake Scugog Remember the African Queen? We're not talking about the 1951 movie, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katha- rine Hepburn... we're talking the actual 30’ riverboat African Queen which carried the two movie stars down a river in Africa on the adventure of a lifetime. Being a magazine that promotes Scugog events, one might ask, what is the con- nection between a riverboat used in a Hollywood blockbuster more than 60 years ago and Port Perry? You might be surprised to learn that the world famous African Queen’s steel hull has been lapped by the waters of Lake Scugog. In fact, it was exactly 12 years ago on June 10, 2000 that Captain Jim Hendricks and his wife Barb towed the famous Photos by J. Peter Hvidsten Left: The African Queen seen sitting in for its new boiler and 80 FOCUS - JUNE 2012 05, JUNE 40 PAGES REVISED.indd 30 12-05-21 10:01 AM