All Aboard the S.S. Keewatin! | ONsite

For nearly 60 years, the S.S. Keewatin took passengers and freight from Port McNicoll in Georgian Bay across the Great Lakes to Thunder Bay, Ontario. After being setup as a floating museum in Michigan for years, the steamship was on the move again. After months of restoration and a long journey through the Great Lakes, the Edwardian-era steamship, has a new home at the Great Lakes Museum in Kingston, Ontario. This video is brought to you through a partnership with Detroit Public TV's Great Lakes Now.
Producer: Kathy Johnson
Narration: Laura Weber Davis
Editor: Bill Allesee
Camera: Graeme Bachiu and Greg Lashbrook
00:00 Intro
00:29 The History of S.S. Keewatin
00:39 Fitting the Keewatin Through the Canals
01:05 Early Years as Passenger and Freight Ship
01:30 Selling Canada to Canadians
01:49 Decommissioning the Keewatin
02:39 Keewatin Heads to Georgian Bay
03:17 Great Lakes Museum Purchases Keewatin
03:31 The Journey to Kingston Ontario
04:13 Restoration Work in Hamilton
05:23 A History of Volunteerism
05:33 Unpacking History
05:49 Walking Tours
06:40 Edwardian-era details
07:55 Sole Survivor