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Paddler Information => Research => Topic started by: Roderick Smith on August 12, 2008, 10:29:57 AM
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Triggered by an reference in the eBay sales forum, I have done some googling.
St Joe River is in Idaho, USA; it seems to be a tributary of Snake River.
The shallow river must have forced the same design principles as were adopted in Australia on the builders there.
Most search results are for the trout fishing there.
www.rowadventures.com/index.php?page=fish
Drawing its origins from the snowcapped peaks of the Bitterroot Divide at St Joe Lake, North Idaho's St Joe River travels its course over 130 miles to its ...
www.northwest-national.com/st._maries_idaho_area.htm
The St Maries, St Joe, Coeur d'Alene and Spokane rivers combine with Lake Coeur d'Alene (pronounced CORE-DA-LANE) to provide one of the finest boating opportunities available anywhere. The fact that this vast water system is set in some of the country's most beautiful scenery makes this system unparalleled.
After the turn of the century, the city became incorporated. By then, two larger mills had been built and the steamboats which plied the St Joe and Coeur d'Alene Lake provided cheap, rapid transportation.
www.stmarieschamber.org
9.8: "History of Steamboats on St Joe River" boat cruise - Heyburn State Park cruise boat Idaho, boards at Chatcolet docks at 6pm for two hour cruise. Historian Robert Singletary, Museum of North Idaho, will narrate the days of steamboats and their travels on St Joe River.
http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/assets/content/docs/2007_heyburn_cruise.pdf
Details of cruises of MV Idaho (a box on pontoons).
www.fyinorthidaho.com/Facts-Relocation/History-and-culture.aspx
A good site of state history, with two photos of boats (the better was taken at Coeur d'Alene). The page is also available as a pdf.
JSTOR: Steamboats in the Timber: The central concern of Ruby El Hult's Steamboats in the Timber is the ... the St Joe, the latter distinguished as "the highest navigable river in ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0043-373X(195210)11%3A4%3C298%3ASITT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-8
www.coeurdalene.org/memberdetail_things.asp?memberId=565&type=attractions
Lake Coeur d'Alene Cruises
City Park at Independence Point
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816
voice: 208-765-4000 x 7223
fax: 208-664-7278
toll free: 800-365-8338
Web: www.cdaresort.com
Explore the bays and inlets of one of the world's most beautiful lakes aboard the Fun Fleet of Lake Coeur d'Alene Cruises. We seasonally offer Daily cruises, Shadowy St. Joe River Cruises, Sunset Dinner Cruises and Sunday Brunch Cruises. We also offer Private Charter Cruises year-round for all types of special events.
Going via the resort site at first seems useless, but it leads to
www.cdaresort.com/activities/lake_cruises/ (inc. /cruise_fleet and a photo gallery), with details of the five boats used today. All are barge style; none is paddle.
The citation by which I found the advertisement for the plans and construction guide was
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320282410309&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com.au%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D320282410309%2B%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1#ebayphotohosting
Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor