DeSmet (boat)

Built in 1930, the DeSmet was constructed to carry passengers on Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park. In 2017 the DeSmet was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

The DeSmet on Lake McDonald

History

Captain J.W. Swanson built the tour boat DeSmet in 1930, for the Glacier Park Transport Company. In 1938, Arthur J. Burch purchased the contract to provide boat services in Glacier National Park. The DeSmet was named after Father Pierre DeSmet, a prominent Jesuit missionary in the area.[2]

Specifications

The DeSmet is a 57-foot carvel planked launch with cedar on an oak frame. The vessel is authorized by the U.S. Coast Guard to carry 70 passengers.

Current operations

The DeSmet has run annually since 1930 and operates daily from mid-May until late September. During summer operations the vessel is docked behind the Lake McDonald Lodge and is used to provide boat rides to tourists in Glacier National Park. During winter months the DeSmet is stored in the historic Fish Creek Bay Boathouse at the foot of Lake McDonald.[1]

References

Scott, Tristan. "Keeping Glacier National Park's aged wooden boats afloat". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
"History". Glacier Park Boat Company. Retrieved January 11, 2021.

National Register of Historic Places in Glacier National Park
National Historic Landmarks	Going-to-the-Sun Road Lake McDonald Lodge
National Historic Landmark District	Great Northern Railway Buildings
Other historic districts	Belly River Ranger Station Historic District Cut Bank Ranger Station Historic District Glacier National Park Tourist Trails--Inside Trail, South Circle, North Circle Headquarters Historic District Howes' Lake McDonald Cottage Sites Historic District Kelly's Camp Historic District Kintla Lake Ranger Station Kishenehn Ranger Station Historic District Lake McDonald Lodge Historic District Logging Creek Ranger Station Historic District Many Glacier Hotel Historic District Nyack Ranger Station Historic District Polebridge Ranger Station Historic District Rising Sun Auto Camp St. Mary Utility Area Historic District Sherburne Ranger Station Historic District Stillwater Ranger Station Historic District Swiftcurrent Ranger Station Historic District Upper Lake McDonald Ranger Station Historic District Walton Ranger Station Historic District
Other properties	Apgar Fire Lookout Alice Beck Cabin Bowman Lake Patrol Cabin Bowman Lake Road Bull Head Lodge and Studio Camas Creek Cutoff Road Cattle Queen Snowshoe Cabin Chief Mountain Border Station and Quarters Coal Creek Patrol Cabin DeSmet Fielding Snowshoe Patrol Cabin Fish Creek Bay Boathouse Ford Creek Patrol Cabin Goathaunt Bunkhouse Granite Park Chalet Greve's Tourist Cabins Gunsight Pass Shelter Harrison Lake Patrol Cabin Heaven's Peak Fire Lookout Huckleberry Fire Outlook Kootenai Creek Snowshoe Cabin Lake McDonald Lodge Coffee Shop Lee Creek Snowshoe Cabin Lincoln Creek Snowshoe Cabin Little Chief Logan Creek Patrol Cabin Logan Pass Visitor Center Loneman Fire Lookout Lower Logging Lake Snowshoe Cabin and Boathouse Lower Nyack Snowshoe Cabin Lower Park Creek Patrol Cabin Margaret McCarthy Homestead McCarthy Homestead Cabin Many Glacier Barn and Bunkhouse Many Glacier Campground Camptender's Cabin J.K. Miller Homestead Morning Eagle Mount Brown Fire Lookout North Fork Road Numa Ridge Fire Lookout Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin Polebridge to Numa Ridge Phoneline Ptarmigan Tunnel Quartz Lake Patrol Cabin William Raftery Homestead Roes Creek Campground Camptender's Cabin Saint Mary Ranger Station Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stations Scalplock Mountain Fire Lookout Anton Schoenberger Homestead Charlie Schoenberger Homestead Sherwood Lodge Skyland Camp-Bowman Lake Ranger Station Slide Lake-Otatso Creek Patrol Cabin and Woodshed Sperry Chalet Sun Camp Fireguard Cabin Swanson Boathouse Swiftcurrent Auto Camp Historic District Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout Two Medicine Campground Camptender's Cabin Two Medicine General Store Upper Kintla Lake Patrol Cabin Upper Logging Lake Snowshoe Cabin Upper Nyack Snowshoe Cabin Upper Park Creek Patrol Cabin Johnnie Walsh's Guest Lodge Johnnie Walsh Homestead West Entrance Station Burton and Lulu Wheeler Cabin
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Glacier National Park

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