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	RMS Segwun
		RMS Segwun is a small steamship, built in 1907, to cruise the Muskoka Lakes, in the county of Muskoka, Ontario Canada.
		The Segwun, and the fleets former flagship, the RMS Sagamo, the last two remaining vessels in service, were retired in 1958, and spent decades moored at a dock in Gravenhurst.
		The Segwun is notable for being the oldest working vessel in North America to continue to use its original steam engine.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/r/rm/rms_segwun.html (230 words)

	RMS Segwun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		RMS Segwun is a small steamship, built in 1924, to cruise the Muskoka Lakes, in the county of Muskoka, Ontario Canada.
		The Segwun, and the fleets former flagship, the RMS Sagamo, the last two remaining vessels in service, were retired in 1958, and spent decades moored at a dock in Gravenhurst.
		The Segwun is notable for being the oldest working vessel in North America to continue to use its original steam engine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RMS_Segwun (233 words)

	myLargescale.com Forums - RMS Segwun (not trains, very long, for Charles) - All About Your Garden Railroad & G Scale ...
		Segwun's keel was originally laid down in 1887 in Scotland and she joined the fleet of the Muskoka Hotel and Navigation Company plying the waters of Lakes Muskoka, Rosseau and Joseph.
		The Segwun was steaming very quietly at her berth receiving passengers when these pics were shot.
		It was built during 2002 - while not a copy of the RMS Cherokee, it was built in her spirit and bears a remarkable resemblance.
	www.mylargescale.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=32964 (1053 words)

	Muskoka cottage for sale, Lake Muskoka, Cottage Rental accomodation by Owner, Gravenhurst Boat Rental Muskokas
		Long before the era of modern highways, the Segwun, then a paddlewheeler, sailed the Muskoka Lakes from early spring to late fall, carrying passengers, mail and freight to the many resorts and villages not served by the railways.
		In the 1970's, the Segwun was lovingly restored by a group of steamboat enthusiasts with a respect for heritage and a vision for the future.
		With a capacity of 99, the Segwun is the oldest operating steamship in North America and offers passengers a chance to "step back in time" to the romance and nostalgia of Muskoka's past
	www3.sympatico.ca /maureen009 (3113 words)

	RMS Segwun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Long before the era of modern highways, the Segwun, then a paddlewheeler, sailed the Muskoka lakes from early spring to late fall, carrying passengers, mail and freight to the many resorts and villages not served by the railways.
		In the 1970’s, the Segwun was lovingly restored by a group of steamboat enthusiasts with a respect for heritage and a vision for the future.
		This contest, launched in 1997, recognizes the merit and excellence of attractions, primarily with cultural or educational value.
	www.segwun.com /inside/segwun.html (231 words)

	Muskoka Steamship Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		R.M.S. The largest passenger ship on any minor inland waterway in Ontario (except the Ottawa River), the majestic palace steamer Sagamo ("big chief") was the pride of the Muskoka Lakes for half a century.
		R.M.S. Today the sole surviving steamship of her type still in service in all of Canada, the Royal Mail Steamer Segwun ("springtime") is a hybrid ship, rebuilt in 1924-25 from the old steamer Nipissing II.
		As the Segwun, the vessel made her first trip to Bracebridge on July 9, 1925, and often conducted the 100 Mile Cruise from that port, meeting the Sagamo at Beaumaris or in mid-lake.
	www.muskokasteamship.ca /history.htm (5070 words)

	NBPSS - Wenonah Cruise
		There is a temporary wooden structure around the wheelhouse on the R.M.S. Segwun while she undergoes repairs.
		The R.M.S. Segwun was scheduled for her first sail of the season 6days from when this picture was taken.
		Due to the continuing and overwhelming popularity of the R.M.S. Segwun (the oldest working steamship in North America), and the demand for increased capacity, the Muskoka Steamship and Historical Society is pleased to announce a new legend: the construction of R.M.S. Wenonah II, a brand-new and magnificent sister ship, scheduled for service in May, 2002.
	www.nbpss.on.ca /wenonha.htm (619 words)

	article template (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Show him a picture of the RMS Segwun and you'll likely hear a whole fleet of boyhood memories.
		Long before the era of modern highways and railways, the Segwun and her sister ships sailed the Muskoka Lakes from early spring to late fall, sailing to the many resorts and villages not served by the railways.
		Highway competition forced the Segwun into retirement in 1958 but eventually she was lovingly restored by a group of steamboat enthusiasts with a respect for heritage and a vision for the future.
	communitypress-online.com /template.php?id=8065&... (618 words)

	Devon Trainz a layout created with TRS2004
		I have placed invisible track between Teignmouth pier, Dawlish, Starcross, Topsham and Exmouth and have used Tugboat, Tugboat Marion, RMS Segwun and MS Palucca as driveable boats.
		Passenger active station track has also been placed at Starcross jetty/pier, Exmouth steps, Dawlish jetty and Teignmouth pier for use by the RMS Segwun and MS Palucca.
		The Tugs can also use the brms tracks as they are the same width as RMS Segwun.
	www.devontrainz.co.uk /4652 (391 words)

	CHIN - RCIP - CIDOC
		She is currently working at the R.M.S. Segwun Heritage Centre and Steamship Museum in Gravenhurst.
		Most of these were RMS Segwun passengers, the oldest coal-fired, steam driven steamship in Canada.
		Very active with Alberta Museums Association, including a time on the Standards Committee, she moved to Ontario in 1997 and had a desire to become more active in the OMA and CHIN and willingly participated in projects, working particularly on the curriculum review.
	www.chin.gc.ca /Resources/Cidoc/English/Presentations/chinlearning.html (373 words)

	toronto.com: No cottage? No problem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Take a steam: North America's oldest steamer, the RMS Segwun tours Lake Muskoka from mid-June to mid-October.
		Visitors can ride around the lake on North America's oldest operating steamship, the RMS Seqwun, visit the house where Dr. Norman Bethune was born, and see a colorful lineup of plays and musicals at the Gravenhurst Opera House.
		Speaking of singing, just up Highway 13 is Bala, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it small town on the west shore of Lake Muskoka famous for the area's one and only nightspot, The Kee to Bala.
	www.toronto.com /feature/348/2.html (1326 words)

	Ol' Buffalo Log Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Long before the era of modern highways, the Segwun, then a paddle wheeler, sailed Ontario's Muskoka Lakes from early Spring to late Fall, carrying passengers, mail, and freight to the many resorts and villages not served by rail.
		In the 1970s, the Segwun was restored by a group of steamboat enthusiasts.
		The romance of the past is still evident in the warm wood paneling in her dinning room and the polished old brass in her engine room.
	www.three-peaks.net /three-peaks.htm (1243 words)

	Muskoka Wharf
		The glory of the steam era on the Muskoka Lakes comes alive at Muskoka Wharf with a combination of heritage facilities, shops and restaurants, a Marriott Residence Inn coming in 2007, and of course the home port of the Muskoka Steamships.
		This year the 119-yearold RMS Segwun commemorates the Silver Anniversary of her return to service, joined by the beautifully appointed Wenonah II and the classic steam yacht Wanda III.
		Take a short stroll on the Boardwalk from the steamship docks to the Muskoka Boat and Heritage Centre, a brand new interactive museum that celebrates Gravenhurst's rich history in steam and boat building.
	www.muskokawharf.ca /index1.php (340 words)

	CANOE Travel - Canada - Ahoy there, Muskoka
		Ordinary folk can admire all this from the deck of Wenonah II or RMS Segwun on a two-day cruise that includes an overnight stay at one of Muskoka's storied resorts.
		Cottagers familiar with the vessels' schedules stand on their verandahs and docks and wave, and the captain sounds the horn in acknowledgment.
		Their design is similar; so is the paint job -- gleaming white with green trim -- and both sport a single red and fl smokestack emblazoned with a silver M. But Segwun was built in 1887 and burns coal to fire boilers for steam.
	travel.canoe.ca /Travel/Canada/Ontario/2005/04/24/1018968-sun.html (522 words)

	Muskoka.com; Article Archives
		RMS Segwun and her sister ships that dates back to their very beginning,” says Bill Wakefield, President of Windermere House Corporation.
		“To see the Segwun docking in Windermere is a site that all of our patrons, corporate and leisure alike, look forward to, but it just doesn’t happen often enough given the length of the operating season for the
		Having the ships sail out of Port Carling to cruise Lake Rosseau and Lake Joseph on a regular basis is something we are very excited about."
	www.muskoka.com /archives/wenonah2.htm (444 words)

	Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
		To see the lakes the way those early tourists did, visitors still flock to Gravenhurst to enjoy a cruise on Lake Muskoka onboard the RMS Segwun, North America's oldest operating steamship.
		The Wenonah II, launched in May 2002, is very similar in appearance to the Segwun, but has double the passenger capacity and is diesel powered.
		Periodically the Segwun amd the Wenonah II voyage into the upper Lakes Rosseau and Joseph from the Port Carling dock, beside which you can see the mural "The Wall Looks Back", composed of thousands of photographs of the area and its early inhabitants.
	www.witsendbb.com /muskoka.html (905 words)

	www.playoutdoors.org.uk - Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Gravenhurst is a small lakeside town on the southern tip of Lake Muskoka most noted for RMS Segwun, the oldest working steam ship in North America.
		The high density of forest meant that for early settlers most of Ontario was inaccessible except via rivers and lakes.
		The RMS Segwun was originally a mail boat (hence the RMS) but now it caters for tourists' pleasure cruises around Gravenhurst Bay and Lake Muskoka.
	www.lairdswood.com /playoutdoors/Trip%20Reports/Canada/canada.html (374 words)

	Upper Canada \| Muskoka Boat Tours
		The Muskoka Fleet is proud to announce the launch of the Wenonah II, the new sister ship for the historic RMS Segwun and the first new ship built in the region since 1928.
		Built at a cost of $5 million, the Wenonah II — the newest addition to the Muskoka Steamship and Historical Society’s fleet — begansailing Lakes Muskoka, Rosseau and Joseph in May 2002.
		Russ Brown, manager of the Wenonah II project says the 127 foot Wenonah II, built in the style and elegance of the famous passenger vessels that sailed the region’s lakes in the early 1900s, will be the company’s workhorse.
	www.uppercanada.com /template.asp?CName=MuskokaBoatTours (381 words)

	Muskoka Awakening - The New Era
		As more and more tourists found their way to Muskoka local residents recognized the potential and started to make money by housing lodgers that were delivered by many of the
		Early pioneers began to take in lodgers and some of the more astute landowners realized that there was tourist gold at their doorstep.
		The stately steamer the Segwun once a mail and passenger ship for the Muskoka Lakes, has been restored and regularly sails from Segwun Bay in Gravenhurst this time for pleasure and sightseeing cruises.
	www.traveltomuskoka.com /muskoka2.htm (632 words)

	R&L Charters, a North American Motorcoach Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Over 50 rides from mild to wild, spectacular shows, a 20 acre water park, a kid's castle play land and so much more.
		A cruise on the Royal Mail Ship Segwun is a magical, Muskoka experience.
		Enjoy your lunch in the Royal Muskoka Salon, while enjoying the panoramic views of the rugged shoreline and summer homes that have made the Muskoka's world famous.
	www.rlcharters.ca /Day%20Tours%202004.htm (883 words)

	Rail Travel Center - Ontario's Wilderness Trains
		In the Muskoka Lakes country we have a lunch cruise on the hundred year-old true coal-fired steamboat RMS SEGWUN; while at Moosonee we explore the 17th and 18th century Hudson Bay Company post at Moose Factory Island.
		At Port Carling we board a true legend of the north, the 100 year-old true coal-fired steamboat RMS SEGWUN.
		We have a delicious luncheon in the grandeur of the vessel’s lovely wood-paneled dining saloon and then enjoy the views of passing cottages and lake-side resorts on our three-hour cruise of the upper lakes.
	www.railtravelcenter.com /ontario.htm (1408 words)

	Muskoka Cottages For Sale, Waterfront Real Estate Properties - The McNabbs
		One of the new attractions close by is Casino Rama, which offers live shows.
		The Gateway to Muskoka offers The Gravenhurst Opera House, The RMS Segwun, which has pled the waters of Lake Muskoka for over 100 years; and is the oldest operating steamship in North America.
		A trip on her sister ships the Wanda III or the Wenonah II will make your Muskoka Memories forever.
	muskokaphotography.com (386 words)

	Muskoka Bed and Breakfast Association, Lakelands, Ontario
		To see the lakes the way those early tourists did, visitors still flock to Gravenhurst to enjoy a cruise on Lake Muskoka aboard the RMS Segwun, North America’s oldest operating steamship, or her sister ship, the Wenonah II, a larger modern replica launched in 2002.
		Periodically the Segwun and Wenonah II voyage into Lakes Rosseau and Joseph from the Port Carling dock.
		The Muskoka Lakes Museum depicting the life of the early settlers and the boat-building heritage of the area is also located here.
	www.bbcanada.com /associations/muskoka (695 words)

	RMS Segwun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The motorcoach signifies the long and successful partnership between Hammond Transportation Ltd. and the steamships of Muskoka Lakes, highlighting the relationship between the two modes of travel.
		The graphic theme on the sides of the motorcoach feature a 24 foot long colour image of the Segwun, taken from the collection of noted Muskoka photographer Terry Hrynyk of the Photographic Imagery Studio, with the name “Hammond” embossed on the photograph with the distinctive Hammond Transportation maple leaf livery.
		“We’re excited to promote the Segwun, which is such a special symbol of the history and the romance of tourism in Muskoka”, said Hammond Transportation’s Greg Hammond.
	www.hammondtransportation.com /rms_segwun.htm (402 words)

	PHOTOJENIC: Comment on R.M.S. Segwun II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		PHOTOJENIC: Comment on R.M.S. Segwun II Segwun II Posted by Jennifer on June 10, 2005 07:00 AM
		I believe the front of the boat is called the bow while the back is called the stern.
		I would love to be an early morning photographer but I'm afraid I'm a little slow to get going in the morning ;)
	www.fortysomething.ca /movable/movable8-comments.cgi?entry_id=263 (335 words)

	RMS Segwun Steamship Cruises (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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	Tradition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Cockburn also convinced the provincial government to construct locks in Port Carling enabling maritime travel throughout the three major lakes.
		At the turn of the century the Muskoka Lakes had the largest in-land fleet of steamships in Canada; and today, the RMS Segwun remains the oldest coal-fired steamship operating in all of North America.
		Steamships were not only used as cruise vessels for the tourist trade but served as supply ships or floating stores, landing at island destinations throughout the summer months.
	www.sailmuskoka.com /OldMuskokaBoats.htm (257 words)

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