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Those were the days: The RMS Segwun chugs once more through Lake Muskoka
Those were the days: The RMS Segwun chugs once more through Lake Muskoka

Those were the days: The RMS Segwun chugs once more through Lake Muskoka

Date6/27/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Those were the days: The RMS Segwun chugs once more through Lake Muskoka.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014463F
Seven years of work and $500,000 have saved the 89-year-old steamship Segwun and next summer she will once again start carrying passengers on romantic(...)
Seven years of work and $500,000 have saved the 89-year-old steamship Segwun and next summer she will once again start carrying passengers on romantic(...)
9/12/1976
The 96-year-old steamship Segwun, back in cruise service again this summer, sails past typical Muskoka scenery
The 96-year-old steamship Segwun, back in cruise service again this summer, sails past typical Muskoka scenery
7/14/1981
Harry Dunstan: Idea Corp. is negotiating to buy a piece of his company, RMS industrial Controls Inc., after he invented a cellular radio which can be used to operate huge pieces of machinery.
Harry Dunstan: Idea Corp. is negotiating to buy a piece of his company, RMS industrial Controls Inc., after he invented a cellular radio which can be used to operate huge pieces of machinery.
12/2/1983
The fun ships, Limbos, chug-a-lugs and maybe romance/H7
The fun ships, Limbos, chug-a-lugs and maybe romance/H7
9/15/1990
Professor Fred DeLory, (above) who teaches civil engineering at University of Toronto, restored 60-year-old steamboat from a Connecticut estate and it now chugs around Toronto harbor, attaining speeds up to 9 m.p.h. It's still unnamed.
Professor Fred DeLory, (above) who teaches civil engineering at University of Toronto, restored 60-year-old steamboat from a Connecticut estate and it now chugs around Toronto harbor, attaining speeds up to 9 m.p.h. It's still unnamed.
7/22/1974
Professor Fred DeLory, (above) who teaches civil engineering at University of Toronto, restored 60-year-old steamboat from a Connecticut estate and it now chugs around Toronto harbor, attaining speeds up to 9 m.p.h. It's still unnamed.
Professor Fred DeLory, (above) who teaches civil engineering at University of Toronto, restored 60-year-old steamboat from a Connecticut estate and it now chugs around Toronto harbor, attaining speeds up to 9 m.p.h. It's still unnamed.
7/22/1974
The days of sail live on, Two officers of the training brigantine Pathfinder, moored in Harborfront near York St
The days of sail live on, Two officers of the training brigantine Pathfinder, moored in Harborfront near York St
1/1/1974
Reminder of the days of sail, Into Toronto harbor sails 60-foot brigantine St
Reminder of the days of sail, Into Toronto harbor sails 60-foot brigantine St
8/30/1962
Wind star: It takes you back to the days of sailing ships, but engine power is available
Wind star: It takes you back to the days of sailing ships, but engine power is available
8/27/1988
A full house at Nassau Harbor is a common sight these days with the cruise business booming
A full house at Nassau Harbor is a common sight these days with the cruise business booming
3/31/1973
So many things go on at sea on a cruise these days that a guy almost needs a holiday to rest up after he gets home
So many things go on at sea on a cruise these days that a guy almost needs a holiday to rest up after he gets home
9/29/1975
Children's playroom is typical of amenities offered to families these days
Children's playroom is typical of amenities offered to families these days
6/20/1983