Digital Archive

A Mississippi-like cruise on the lake, The grand finale of the Sheridan College Summer Arts Festival was cruise on Lake Ontario yesterday on diesel-po(...)

Order Reproduction

A Mississippi-like cruise on the lake, The grand finale of the Sheridan College Summer Arts Festival was cruise on Lake Ontario yesterday on diesel-po(...)

Date8/18/1974

Names

Brennan, Pat (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: A Mississippi-like cruise on the lake; The grand finale of the Sheridan College Summer Arts Festival was cruise on Lake Ontario yesterday on diesel-powered paddlewheeler Mariposa Belle; which arrived from Toronto more than two hours late; bringing Sheridan officials; Oakville Mayor Harry Barrett and his council; and the Oakville Harbor Commission. It made three trips between Oakville and Bronte and then made a moonlight cruise back.

Subject

Steam-navigation

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014321F

Discover More

Moonlit cruises There's a lake cruise for every taste and pocketbook/C10

Moonlit cruises There's a lake cruise for every taste and pocketbook/C10

7/21/1981

Paddlewheel steamers have returned in all their glory to the Red River at Winnipeg where they take visitors out for evening cruises or down the river (...)

Paddlewheel steamers have returned in all their glory to the Red River at Winnipeg where they take visitors out for evening cruises or down the river (...)

7/24/1976

An 86-year-old Mississippi river boat was towed this morning from its moorings at Port Credit where it has been used as a floating restaurant and danc(...)

An 86-year-old Mississippi river boat was towed this morning from its moorings at Port Credit where it has been used as a floating restaurant and danc(...)

8/17/1982

The detlta Queen, last of the old-time Mississippi paddlewheelers, offers ghosts and nostalgia as she plys the river and its tributaries from Cincinna(...)

The detlta Queen, last of the old-time Mississippi paddlewheelers, offers ghosts and nostalgia as she plys the river and its tributaries from Cincinna(...)

6/19/1974

The Belle of Louisville is one of the last sternwheelers plying the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers where such craft were once a common sight. The Belle m(...)

The Belle of Louisville is one of the last sternwheelers plying the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers where such craft were once a common sight. The Belle m(...)

7/21/1975

The paddle-wheeler Canyon King unloads passengers on the shores of Lake Powell, a man-made ocean that gleams like a blue jewel amidst the red rock of Arizona

The paddle-wheeler Canyon King unloads passengers on the shores of Lake Powell, a man-made ocean that gleams like a blue jewel amidst the red rock of Arizona

5/8/1979

The Niagara Belle is at Ontario place, Capt

The Niagara Belle is at Ontario place, Capt

5/14/1972

Weighting anchor

Weighting anchor

8/15/1982

Tug of nostalgia

Tug of nostalgia

8/17/1982

Busting waterfront: Boats of all sizes and shapes, from the tourist paddle-wheelers to private sailboats docked in front of city hall, help keep Kingston's business booming

Busting waterfront: Boats of all sizes and shapes, from the tourist paddle-wheelers to private sailboats docked in front of city hall, help keep Kingston's business booming

7/31/1982

Weighting anchor

Weighting anchor

8/15/1982

7/1/1981