Near Mayook in East Kootenay, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Kootenay Steamboats

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), April 12, 2016

1. Kootenay Steamboats Marker

Inscription. A colourful steamboat era preceded the railways. During mining boom days of 1893-98 a fleet of sternwheelers ran north from the railway at Jennings, Mont., to Ft. Steele and vicinity.

Carrying prospectors, freight, and ore they battled treacherous currents, shoals, and canyons to provide a vital transportation link. The Kootenays owe them much!

Erected by British Columbia Department of Recreation and Conservation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 49° 28.396′ N, 115° 30.686′ W. Marker is near Mayook, British Columbia, in East Kootenay. It is on Kootenay Highway (Provincial Highway 3) 0.8 kilometers east of Ha Ha Creek Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in a small pullout. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mayook BC V0B 2J0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the BC Interior

and in the Kootenay Rockies.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Rocky Mountains,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western

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World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 19 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kootenay River Lumber Mills (approx. 9.1 kilometers away); Fort Steele (approx. 18 kilometers away); Chantecler Chicken (approx. 18 kilometers away); Fisherville- The Town that Sat on a Gold Mine (approx. 18.2 kilometers away); Wild Horse Creek (approx. 18.3 kilometers away); a different marker also named Fort Steele (approx. 18.3 kilometers away).

The <i>North Star</i> on Kootenay River at Fort Steele image. Click for full size.

Unknown via British Columbia Provincial Archives (public domain), circa 1900

2. The North Star on Kootenay River at Fort Steele

It was among several vessels that plied these waters at the turn of the 20th century.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on February 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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