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THE CROW BOAT ROUTE
Procter - Kootenay Landing
THE CROW BOAT ROUTE
This route for the CPR connected passengers traveling across southern British Columbia. Either arriving from Alberta and points east at Kootenay Landing, north of Creston with the train leaving Nelson continuing their travels West, or meeting the ship in Nelson from the train to continue traveling east. The SS Moyie, SS Kuskanook and later the SS Nasookin were constructed specifically for this route. They were well appointed with staterooms, comfortable salons and dining facilities. The transition from train to steamer was welcome by all - fresh air, comfortable surroundings and room to move around - compared to the cramped conditions of the rail cars.
After the railway link from Procter south to Kootenay Landing was completed in 1931, the route was discontinued. The steamers were either retired, as was the case for the SS Kuskanook, or reassigned and renovated, as was the SS Nasookin.
| Click to Enlarge | Landing Name | Miles from Procter Lighthouse |
East or West Side |
|---|---|---|---|
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Pilot Bay | 2.5 | East |
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Pilot Bay | 2.5 | East |
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Kootenay Bay | 5.5 | West |
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Gray Creek | 10 | East |
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Lockhart | 9.5 | East |
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Boswell | 13 | East |
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Midge Creek | 19 | West |
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Kuskonook | 25 | West |
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Kootenay Landing | 29 | West |
The locations of the various landings along the shores of Kootenay Lake and the West Arm are approximations. For some of the landings the only evidence of settlement is the pilings left standing in the water. In other locations all evidence of the landings has been removed and is only visible during low water levels in the spring.
