The S.S. Keewatin was not the fastest or fanciest #cruiseship of her day, but she is the only surviving Edwardian Era passenger liner in the world. After a lifetime navigating the #greatlakes, the Keewatin has found a new home at the @greatlakesmuseum in Kingston, #ontario. Go behind the scenes and see what it took to restore the S.S. Keewatin to her former glory.
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“Resurrecting a Titanic-era cruise ship” was produced by Great Lakes Now/@detroitpbs
Produced and Written by
Kathy Johnson
Narrated by
Laura Weber Davis
Edited by
Bill Allesee
Camera
Graeme Bachiu
Greg Lashbrook
Additional Material
Great Lakes Museum (@greatlakesmuseum)
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John Reus
The RJ and Diane Peterson Keewatin Foundation
Eric Conroy
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Breathtaking Beautiful
What a beauty!!! I hope she lives and sails for many decades to come.
She was in Saugatuck for a while where I toured her. BEAUTIFUL! She was NOT in a "scrapyard." But thank you for keeping here safe!
Was this ship in drydock on water front in SSM back in the 1990s?
Their last adventure was a flop.Heres hopeing they do better this time
Was this in midland area a few years back.
I am looking forward to visiting. Thank you.
What a neat, living piece of history!
I was honored to be able to take the full tour while she was in Port McNicol. She is a splendid example of the era of steamships and the dedication of the volunteers who spent untold hours refinishing her. Her massive steam triple engines are fascinating, most people have never seen steamers in action, our family actually has had several steamboats on a smaller scale though. I'm so glad to have had the chance to see such a great piece of history.
I seem to remember (a few years back) this ship being used for a 'Murdock Mysteries' Episode?(CBC tv)
meanwhile in the US they want to sink an old ship that represents The Pinnacle Of Naval Engineering History,just because "wouldnt make any profit"…..USS United States……
Hercule Poirot would have loved it !
They should consider getting her engines running again.
I’m still watching this video and looking at planetickets from Norway to Toronto, so that I can visit this stunning vessel…. See you soon!
It’s great the boat has survived all this time and maybe the fact she isn’t too big was her saving grace
What a wonderful job all the volunteers did to preserve this piece of history. Thank You each and every one. You did a really excellent job.❤🚢❤
What a wonderful realization of labor, love and appreciation of history. Thank you for your efforts to save, preserve and curate this ship for posterity. I plan to visit in the near future.
LJ!!!!!!!!
For those who like reciprocating piston steam engines, this ship is a good example! Coal fired too.
Would the Milwaukee Clipper (ex Juniata) not also count as a remaining Edwardian liner? Despite not having the same interior the hull and power plant is from 1904?
Too bad the Liner, United States, can't find such a way to preservation.
The dedicated team of volunteers did a Fantastic job!!
Its sad you cant even pronounce the name of the ship. Its pronounced KEE WAH TIN. Get it right. Cheers.
Must have been a long wait, for Canadian Pacific to get her into service until the St Lawrence Seaway was built in the 1950's.
Went on the tour a couple of weeks ago. There was a lady in our group who had traveled on it when she was 8 years old. Back in 1961, I believe she said.
Technically she’s the only complete ship of that era. There’s two others out there SS Milwaukee Clipper (1904) in Michigan and the SS Mediana aka the Doulos of 1914.
I sailed on her, a west bound cruise, in the summer 1956. On the top deck is a funnel that connects to the engine room. You could hear shovels scraping across the deck down below, picking up coal!. In the video, there are shown 2 types of staterooms. One has upper and lower bunks and a couch which is actually a day bed. We 3 kids bunked in there, and our parents had the other type of stateroom where there are 2 lower beds.
Saw it many times when in saugatuck taking the duck boat tours. To get it out they had to dredge the harbor and move a steam powered tug boat that was grounded I do not know what happened to it though they say it still even had coal in the bunker . I thought this ship needed hull work too ? Nothing about that . Shame it’s not able to sail would be great to see that engine run again . And to hear Greta scream How Dare You ! With a nice smokey funnel 😂
They should refurb enough rooms to make it a running hotel as well as an exhibit.
It would have been nice if the SS United States was taken care of like this ship was so they can put it back out as a museum…. With it being the fastest cruise ship in the world….