Moyie is a paddle steamer sternwheeler that operated on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia from 1898 until 1957.
After her nearly sixty years of service, she was sold to the town of Kaslo and restored. She is a National Historic Site of Canada[1][2] and the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler.[3]
A replica of Moyie currently runs in Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary. She does seasonal runs in the Glenmore Reservoir.
History
The Moyie was built in prefabricated sections in Toronto, Ontario, and was originally intended for service on the Stikine River as part of an "all Canadian" water and rail route to the goldfields during the Klondike Gold Rush. However, when the project failed for the lack of a railway, the Moyie and her sister ship, the