Moyie, Museum ship and national historic site in Kaslo, Canada.
Moyie is a paddle steamer and national historic site of Canada permanently docked on the shore of Kootenay Lake in Kaslo, British Columbia. The wooden vessel is fully intact and still holds its original passenger cabins, common rooms, and steam engines on board.
The vessel entered service in 1898 and ran on Kootenay Lake for nearly six decades, linking railway terminals with remote mining and logging communities throughout the region. After it was retired in 1957, it was preserved in Kaslo and later recognized as a national historic site.
The dining saloon, sleeping cabins, and smoking lounge are still in place, showing how passengers spent time on overnight crossings of the lake. Walking through these rooms gives a sense of everyday travel before roads connected the region.
The vessel sits right on the Kaslo waterfront and is easy to spot when walking through town. Guided tours are available during the summer season and allow access to the interior spaces.
The Moyie is considered the oldest intact passenger sternwheeler surviving in North America, and it was never taken apart or heavily rebuilt after leaving service. This means the layout and structure you see today are almost exactly as they were during the vessel's working years.
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