Kawigamog

The Kawigamog was a steamship that carried passengers and all kinds of cargo on the Pickerel River, a tributary of the French River, that drains Lake Nipissing into Georgian Bay, in Ontario.[2]

Steamship Kawigamog in northern Ontario
History
Builder	Arthur Walton, Loving, Ontario[1]
Yard number	134459
Completed	1913
Fate	scuttled 1928 Wauquimakog Lake in Port Loring
General characteristics
Type	Steamship
Displacement	54 tons
Length	72 feet (22 m)
Installed power	Engine 7-14x10 by Midland Engine Works
Propulsion	screw[1]
Speed	10 knots
Notes	bow was plated with .75 inches (1.9 cm) steel plates

She was built in 1913 by a family of boat builders, headed by Arthur Walton,[3] who had built several steamships for service on the Magnetawan River.[2][4] As development of the Magnetawan basin brought roads it reduced the need for steamboats, so they relocated north, to the Pickerel. She was the first steamship on the Pickerel, and could only navigate a small portion until the outlet of Wilson Lake (or Wauquimakog Lake) was deepened.

She was 72 feet (22 m) long, and displaced 54 tons.[2] Unlike most other similar vessels she was built with a relatively low bow, so she could beach her bow to load or unload passengers and cargo where there were no docks.

Her bow was plated with .75 inches (1.9 cm) steel plates, allowing her to travel through ice-encrusted water, making her the first vessel to be used in the spring.[2][4]

She was worn out by 1928, and was scuttled.[2][4]