http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/2b14f721f17bf56d6a3eb23e3858763e.pdf 2824aa4cb292475f78af55d8049563c7 PDF Text Text LAKEBOATS.--- These boats c&rried only passeneers ; unlike the Ferries , which cerried both passeneers, freight, horses &nd Bu,€e,ies, and later on the automobile. 1P90. The VA3COT rhis boat ran from the foot of mein st. to the F0rt �rie dock where it ' s paasengers took the Durrmv to Erie Beach. It was the first excursion boat1' to be equipped with e l e c t ri c lifhts • ... The LAKE3IDE another excursion boat to run in the 10's had as it's CAPT. Mr. 'Nigil. After the Pier was built at the Beach in 1/JLO, the :>e boats ceaced to land at the old Fer:v landing in Fort Erie It held well over �00 passeneers. • 1900 l'�e United States was one of the first Lake boats to run direct from the foot of r:ain 3t. :Ln Buff'alo to the PIER in Erie Beach.�t was. owned by the Erie Beach Company. 1910 ·rne Ossian Biddel ar,d the Chicora both owned b:v the operated till 1929 wnen they were sold. Bardol 's cor.sola"':.e in i"ort :Sric: 1290 . .. I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakeboats Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document about lake boats, as opposed to ferries. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Historical Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection undated