According to an email March 20, 2006 from the Muskoka Wharf Project Administrator, the plaque 'was taken down due to the Muskoka Wharf construction and was put in storage. It is our intention to have this plaque back on site within the next few months.'
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Plaque Photographer
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Public Library
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Posted
May 8, 2005
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Text from the Steamboating In Muskoka Plaque
Steam navigation on the Muskoka Lakes began in 1866, when the paddle vessel "Wenonah" went into service. Built at Gravenhurst, she was owned by A.P. Cockburn (1837-1905), who served as the federal member of parliament for Muskoka, 1872-82, and for North Ontario, 1882-87. The "Wenonah" was the first of a line of ships known after 1872 as the Northern Lakes Navigation Company, and after 1949 as the Muskoka Lakes Line. Its ships were among many which contributed to the early and rapid development of Muskoka as a lumbering and resort region. The steamboat gradually gave way to the automobile, and the last two, "Segwun" (1887) and "Sagamo" (1906) ceased operation in 1958.
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