![]() ![]() Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959, although a few hung on for a few years more. GLEET of 1912, Powell Transport's STARBUCK (1888) and STARBELLE (1913), Northwest Steamships' SUPERIOR of 1889, and the Reoch steamers FORESTDALE of 1890 and BROOKDALE (I) of 1902. Lawrence Transportation Company's near-sisters GROVEDALE and PARKDALE of 1903, Bayswater Shipping's old self-unloaders BAYANNA of 1896 and GEORGE S. Notable amongst the survivors of a bygone era as the 1950s wore onward were Canada Steamship Lines' KENORA (1907), CANADIAN (1907), CALGARIAN (1905), BEAVERTON (1908) and EDMONTON (1906), Keystone Transports' KEYBELL (1912), KEYNOR (1914), KEYVIVE (1913) and KEYPORT (1909), the Upper Lakes and St. Those that the Great Depression did not polish off and send to the scrapyard, survived only to face hostilities again during the Second War and, by the time this great conflict was over, only a handful of these venerable steamers were left in service. Many of these early canallers fell victim to enemy action during the First World War but enough of them survived that they were not an uncommon sight in the 1920s and '30s. Lawrence and Welland Canals and, in addition, were frequently mauled by the heavy seas to which they were subjected when they ventured out onto the upper lakes. ![]() They were able to withstand the punishment handed out to them each time they had to fight their way up and down through the many old and small locks of the St. On several previous occasions, we have mentioned how well built were some of the early steam canallers. ![]()
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