Location
The County of Simcoe - Barrie
Near the breakwater at the west end of the park on Lakeshore Drive, just west of Mulcaster Street
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Photographer
Alan L Brown
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Posted
June 28, 2004
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Text from the Plaque
From the 1830s to the 1920s, steamboats played a significant role in developing the region around Lake Simcoe. They carried passengers, freight and mail to ports around the lake and hauled lumber to mills. As railways came to dominate regional transportation, steamboats catered increasingly to tourists and excursionists. The growing popularity of private motorboats contributed to their final decline in the 1920s.
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