Bonnington (sternwheeler)
Bonnington was a sternwheel steamboat that ran on the Arrow Lakes in British Columbia from 1911 to 1931. Bonnington and two sisterships were the largest sternwheelers ever built in British Columbia. Bonnington was partially dismantled in the 1950s, and later sank, making the vessel the largest freshwater wreck site in British Columbia.
Bonnington
Bonnington on Arrow Lakes
Minto was a sternwheel steamboat that ran on the Arrow Lakes in British Columbia from 1898 to 1954. In those years of service, Minto had steamed over 3.2 million kilometers serving the small communities on Arrow Lakes. Minto and her sister Moyie were the last sternwheelers to run in regularly scheduled passenger service in the Pacific Northwest. The "Minto" class of sailing dinghies is named after this vessel.
Minto (on right), with Trail on left and Rossland in center, at Arrowhead between 1898 and 1900
Rossland embarking troops, ca 1915, with Minto alongside.
Minto, abandoned at Galena Bay, probably in the summer of 1968.
Minto on fire, 1 August 1968.