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The Lake George Steamboat Company has been a significant Lake George staple since 1817. When you embark on one of their cruises, you’re not just participating in a classic Lake George activity - you’re immersing yourself in this important chunk of Lake George history. When asked about cruising on a lake versus an ocean, Dow said that the cruises offer more to see with smaller waves.
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Vacationers, especially those with children, expressed interest in shorter trips, but the Steamboat Company’s existing boats, the Mohican and Ticonderoga, could not be diverted to hourly runs. Company President Wilbur Dow believed that the new vessel should be an attraction in itself and should employ steam propulsion. Logically, a steamer might follow the side-wheel tradition of the old lake boats. But the proposed boat was to be roughly 100-feet in length, and a side wheeler so short would appear ungainly. Thus plans were set in motion to construct a sternwheel steamer in the mold of the Mississippi Riverboats.
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The design of the new vessel needed to be one which would comply with modern safety regulations while still reflecting the traditions of eastern steamboating. The prototype selected was the old Hudson River day vessel, the Peter Stuyvesant. She had been a propeller-driven vessel, but her design had retained the character and grace of the vessels of the 19th century. Mr. Robert Simons, a noted marine architect, was retained and he produced an extremely attractive design for the 189 foot 6 inch vessel (the largest to sail on the inland waters of New York State).
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On December 6, 1968 the hull was launched and towed to Lake George Village by the Mohican. Each subsequent summer, a small crew of men worked in framing and plating the hull. A bow-thruster tunnel and unit was installed in the bow section, as were propulsion shafting, rudders and propellers in the stern section. Her hull was launched in September of 1987 and towed by the Mohican to the Steel Pier in Lake George Village for installation of her engines, completion of her superstructure and general outfitting.
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The John Jay’s remains, although badly decayed, can still be seen today. Lake George Steamboat Company offers between 11 and 14 cruises daily, varying in length between one hour and six hours. The Minne-Ha-Ha is one of the last steam paddle wheel ships in the US. The Mohican is the oldest continuously operated tour boat in the US.
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The boilers came from International Boiler Works of East Stroudsburg, PA. The beautiful engine room of the Minne-Ha-Ha is surrounded by glass windows, so passengers can enjoy watching the engineers responding to bell signals from the pilot house. Our trips are based on our goal of sustainable tourism, with eco-friendly travel that leaves as small an environmental footprint on nature as possible. We strive to provide an authentic and local experience, with public and environmentally friendly transport like trains, electrical cruise ferries, and buses. The cruise company we use seriously aims to protect the Norwegian coast and is a world leader in sustainable cruising.
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Due to the difficulty of bringing a ship overland into the lake, it was decided that the Company would undertake the construction using its own men and facilities. The 190 foot long Lac du Saint Sacrement is the largest cruise ship on the inland waters of New York State. On Sundays, a Champagne Brunch cruise is also offered and is a real favorite! Entertainment and narration are both included aboard our Saint Sacrement meal cruises. As there was no historic steam engine available, the design and construction of a new engine as well as the 12-foot diameter paddlewheel had been commissioned to Frederick H. Semple of St. Louis, MO.
Constructed in the same shape as the canal-boats of the time, she had two long boilers and a brick smokestack. Her engines were salvaged off a steamship that had sunk in Lake Champlain just two years before. Her job was to ferry people and supplies around the various towns around the lake. In 1817, this was the only real mode of transportation around the lake, as there were no roads at the time. Then in 1821, after just 4 seasons of operating on Lake George, the James Caldwell burned down mysteriously while at dock.
On July 1, 1927, however, the captain got it wrong and collided head on with the rocky cliffs of Anthony’s Nose (a mountain at the northern end of the Lake). This bought him enough time to make it into shallow water, where she sunk in only 18 feet of water. The William Caldwell was built at the northern end of Lake George in Ticonderoga in the spring of 1838. She was 140 feet long and 17 feet wide, she weighed about 150 tons and had an 8 foot draft.
In May of 2018, the Mohican will begin her 110th year of operation on Lake George! In June 2008, the Mohican was placed on the national Register of Historic Places, the third active passenger vessel to be so designated. On April 15, 1817 a company was incorporated by the New York State Legislature to operate commercial shipping on Lake George. The title given this company was the Lake George Steamboat Company. Our popular Fireworks Cruise launches every Thursday night throughout the summer – weather permitting. “We cut her in half and separated the two halves by 34 feet, the exact length by which she was to be extended,” Dow said in an interview in his office above the pier.
Shepard Park Beach is in the middle of Lake George Village, so the ship was probably abandoned right out in front of the Georgian Motel or Lakeside Motel. She was 145 feet long and 20 feet wide and she drafted 8 feet while weighing 250 tons. On Tuesday July 29th, 1856 a fire broke out on the ship and burnt through the steering cables. The Captain (E.S. Harris) braved the flames to reach the emergency steering system in the stern of the ship. He was blinded by smoke and he steered the ship into a large exposed rock which sent the boat to careen out into the lake.
She was built right on Pine Point in Caldwell (which is now Lake George Village). 100 feet long and 16 feet wide, she had an 8 foot draft and weighed 125 tons. She had a 20 horsepower steam engine which could push her up to 6 mph.
Instead, 3 layers of oak planking were laid in alternating horizontal and vertical directions, giving the hull extreme bending and twisting flexibility. This was pretty much an early experiment for what we now know as plywood.She made 2 trips to Ticonderoga (32 miles up the lake) each week. The other days were used much as we use our boats today; for sightseeing. The Mountaineer ran successfully for 13 years until 1836 when she was retired and allowed to slowly rot and sink in Ticonderoga Creek.
The Mohican’s two propellers were driven by Fletcher steam engines, the steam being generated by the burning of two tons of coal each day. She proceeded under steam power through the World War II years, at which time she was the only passenger vessel plying the lake. The Mohican also had her wooden super structure remodeled in the early 1950’s to have a new “modern” stream-line look. She kept this look until the late 1950’s, until her wooden super structure was once again changed again to accommodate increased passenger numbers. But this was not the last time the Mohican changed her looks, she had another and final renovation to her made in the winter of 1966.
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