Boats I have loved......

There is a nostalgia associated with the use of boats as a farming tool as well as a uniqueness.  These work boats differed drastically from the speed boats we see on the lake today, with their closest cousins being the current tug boats that slowly troll the lakes.  There was an honesty and simpleness to their construction that emphasized frugality and practicality over a showy appearance.  The road brought an end to these boats on the Ferme Fleurdelys as well as the use of the lake as a transportation route which no longer made necessary the risky passage of farm goods over the frozen expanse of ice.

Edmond and friends in one of my favorite boats.

The little work boat being loaded up with farm products ready for departure to Sicamous.

People traveled in their boats for visiting with others along the lake no matter what time of year.  In this photo a mother with her children stands on the shore with Renee. The snow along the lake shore is an indicator of the cold weather.

Traversing the lake with supplies and products in the winter months.

"Many shores I have sailed to in my canoe,
often against strong winds.
Choose the tree well my brother,
if it is to carry you to distant shores."

Chief Dan George