THE MAPLE LEAF'S CANADIAN
HISTORY
By Gerald T Girvin
Commercial Steam Navigation on the
Great Lakes
Building the Maple Leaf
Afloat!
Passengers Aboard
A Foreshadowing Detour
New Agreement
Collision Court
Demise of the Through Line
A Broken Walking Beam
The Admiral Burns
Home on the Genesse
An American Steamer
Perils in the Ice
Whitney's Ambrotype
Competition from the Railroads
Panic Almost Halts Business
A Change of Course
Excursions and Cargoes
The Cobourg Regatta
The Twilight Years
The First Fatality
A Thorough Overhaul
The Maple Leaf Adrift
An American Conflict
Lake Steamers Go to War
Farewell to the Genesee
Endnotes
CW 2/25/05
/The Maple Leaf. Copyright 1993 by St. Johns Archaeological Expeditions, Inc.
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