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    The Sagamo was the largest and most extravagant steamship to sail the inland waterways of Ontario from 1907 to 1958. Rebuilt after a fire in 1925, she was the last steamer still operating in Muskoka

    The Cherokee began service in 1908, accomodating 400 passengers. Starting in 1931 she became known as the "Sunset Cruiser", taking passengers from lakeside hotels to Port Carling for evening dances.

    Built in 1893, the Medora was 122 feet long. In 1901-2, she was enlarged another 20 feet, making her the largest ship on the Muskoka Lakes until the Sagamo appeared in 1906. The Medora was retired in

    R.M.S. Segwun, the oldest Royal Mail Ship in the world, had been purchased in 1960 by the Town of Gravenhurst and maintained as a museum. In 1973, it was purchased by the Ontario Roadbuilders and ful

    On the hilltop, one can see the Muskoka District Court House on the right and the Mahaffy home (later Inn at the Falls) on the left.

    The Nipissing, a sidewheeler built in 1871, was the first flagship of the Muskoka Lakes Navigation Company. She sailed until August of 1886 when she was consumed by fire. Her engines and boiler were

    Segwun and Sagamo in retirement at dock in Gravenhurst.

    The Steamer "Mildred" travelling down the Muskoka River with passengers enjoying the sights.

    See Muskoka the "Mildred" Way, according to the back of this postcard. Three cruises every day left from the Wharf in Bracebridge. Morning cruise fare $2, afternoon cruise fare $2.50 and sunset cruis

    Sagamo awaits passage from Lake Rosseau to Lake Muskoka at Port Carling lock in 1958, her final season before retirement. Note the marking on the boat for The 100 Mile Cruise which was a very popular

    Notes on reverse of photo by Redmond Thomas.

    Muskoka Navigation Co. Sagamo navigating through the logs floating in the water at Port Carling.

    Steamers coming and going at Port Carling. Steamboat traffic was busy on the lakes of Muskoka at the height of the season, especially during the early decades of the twentieth century.

    After years as a museum, the Segwun was restored and re-launched in 1974. Improvements to the ship continued into the 1980s with the removal of state rooms and the addition of modern equipment. June

    R. M. S. Segwun, Lake Muskoka, Ontario postcard by Thatcher Studio, Bracebridge, 1944

    From: The Steamboat Era in the Muskokas, Vol. 1 - The Golden Years, by Richard Tatley. "Early in 1897, the residents of Port Sydney decided, as a community co-operative venture, to build a cheese fac

    The Northern was built and owned by Captain Alfred Denton. She was launched at Port Sydney in 1877 and was the first steamer on the north Muskoka lakes. She had a hinged smoke stack so that she could

    The eighty foot Florence Main was purchased by C.O. Shaw from Capt. Mortimer on Lake Muskoka and arrived by rail in Huntsville from Gravenhurst in April 1905. It was refitted in 1907, the hull extend

    S.S. Algonquin 1928-1952

    J.R. Boyd and Son moved to 90 Main St. E. in 1917. The Huntsville Planing Mills Ltd. was purchased by Allen White in 1931 after which the buildings in the picture were erected. The S.S. Algonquin mad