Water Archives | Stories Beneath the Surface

Flossie, Elsie, and Violet on ‘Cheslatta’ Boat, circa 1915

Flossie (Florence) Hall, wife of Noah Hall, Elsie Hall, wife of William Hall, and Violet Hall, on the boat Cheslatta at Hall’s Landing, circa 1915. The life preserver […]

Sinixt canoe journey on Arrow Lakes and Columbia River, 2022

In June of 2022, about 100 members of the Sinixt Confederacy came to Canada from their homes in Washington State to celebrate the 2021 Supreme Court of Canada […]

Twelve Mile Ferry site, 1967

Site of the Twelve Mile Ferry, November 20, 1967. On the back of the photograph, Estelle Dickey, the photographer, wrote: “12 mile ferry – between the clearing and […]

24 Mile Ferry, 1967

Estelle Dickey took this photograph of the 24 Mile Ferry at Sidmouth on November 20, 1967. She noted that the house visible in the photograph was the only […]

Farewell Minto, 1954

The dredge on the Arrow Lakes decorated to salute the SS Minto on its final voyage, April 24, 1954. The banner reads: ‘Farewell “MINTO”. Well done old girl!!!’”

SS Minto at Galena Bay Wharf, May 25, 1958

John Nelson, second from left, stands on the deck of the old SS Minto on May 25, 1958. Nelson purchased the boat from the village of Nakusp and […]

Barge and Cargo, Beaton, 1953

The SS Beaton is shown here at the Beaton dock with a barge holding several cars in 1953.

Twelve Mile Ferry, circa 1925

The road between Revelstoke and Arrowhead was built in the 1920s. The road traveled on the east bank from Revelstoke to Twelve Mile, where the ferry shown here […]

SS Minto Near Arrowhead, circa 1950

The SS Minto began its long career on the Arrow Lakes in November of 1898 after being assembled at the shipyards in Nakusp. It was part of a […]

SS Minto Burning, 1968

In the summer of 1968, the SS Minto was towed to the middle of the Upper Arrow Lake and set on fire. Efforts to restore the boat were […]

Steam Ship Minto, circa 1950

The paddlewheeler SS Minto plied the waters of the Upper and Lower Arrow Lake for 56 years.

SS Trail, SS Rossland, and SS Minto at Arrowhead, circa 1900

Steamboats SS Trail, SS Rossland, and SS Minto at the dock at Arrowhead circa 1900. The three ships were part of the fleet of the Canadian Pacific Railway, […]