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      One of twolarg open boats employed to chart the complex geography of Georgian Bay in the period after the War of 1812.

      One framed watercolor painting of the passenger steamship, SS Normac, of the Owen Sound Transportation Company. The painting shows a port side bow view of the ship which is moored at a dock in Manitowaning, Georgian Bay, Ontario. Trees and grass are visible along a shoreline in the foreground. A …

      This oil painting of the propeller Owen shows the vessel tied up at pier, apparently loading stone. Listed as a steam barge, the Owen is a type of small cargo ship referred to as a “rabbit.” Built in 1883 in Chatham, Ontario, she was stranded at Gull Island, Lake Ontario, …

      From article "The Favourites of the Collingwood and Lake Superior Royal Mail Line" in the Canadian Illustrated News, 6 Sept. 1873. The colouring was done at a later date by an unknown hand.

      Used in Barlow Cumberland, A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River

      This purpose-built schooner was launched in 1815 near the Niagara River, served in Lake Erie for two years, then was transferred to Lake Huron. The war was over, peace was holding and she is seen running for home at Penetanguishene, where her remains are found today.

      Built in 1817, for the new upper lakes naval base in Penetanguishene, the Bee was one of the smaller, less labour intensive vessels that were used in the post-war era.

      Pencil