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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 9, 2014 17:29:23 GMT -8
A new thread for the fleet of passenger boat, and the fabulous history and scenery of Maligne Lake. This is in Jasper National Park, Alberta. For starters, here is the tour boat company website: MALIGNE LAKE HERE--------- I visited this operation on September 9, 2014, and I will be posting various photos and video in the days/weeks ahead. This photo by Mrs. Horn from today shows the main purpose of the Maligne Lake boat tour: Spirit Island.  - this island scene gained publicity in a Kodak photo contest, with it displayed at New York City's Grand Central Station. Peter Gales story-------------- ps: this tour boat thread is similar to what we already have for the MV International on Upper Waterton Lake MV International |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 9, 2014 18:01:36 GMT -8
The fleet at Maligne Lake, at the start of the day - September 9, 2014  We rode "Chaba III" shown here, with the historic Curly Phillips' boathouse in the background  Chaba III at Spirit Island - the regular cruise has just a 15 minute stop-over here.  Leaving Spirit Island area, headed back to base. Another tour boat is shown headed to Spirit Island  ---------------------- The view of Spirit Island from the dock. Not the classic view, but it was my view.   |
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 9, 2014 22:22:07 GMT -8
If I recall correctly, at least some of the vessels in that Maligne Lake fleet were built by a boat builder in Sidney, BC. Did you get any information on that subject, Mr. Horn?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 10, 2014 3:25:25 GMT -8
If I recall correctly, at least some of the vessels in that Maligne Lake fleet were built by a boat builder in Sidney, BC. Did you get any information on that subject, Mr. Horn? Nothing learned about the fleet by me, yesterday (other than the names of the ships, size, etc) - But seeing them first-hand has got me interested in eventually doing some research. (but not yet) cheers from crisp Jasper  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 27, 2014 22:08:40 GMT -8
Another shot of part of the fleet, at the base. Curley's boat shed in background. - from September 9, 2014. Cold, flurries, low cloud.  ------------- Inside the boathouse (still a working building), showing some of the history.   |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 28, 2014 12:39:31 GMT -8
Here's my video of the various boats that are part of Maligne Lake tour boat operations
- from September 9, 2014.
...it was fun to observe all the comings and goings of the tour boats, as the arrived at and left their home base.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 28, 2014 19:49:32 GMT -8
...and here is my on-board video of Maligne Lake tour boats. We were on "Chaba III." This is their 3rd boat named after the local first-nations word for "Beaver." The first-nations people called Maligne Lake "Chaba Imne" which means "Beaver Lake."
Chaba was also the name of Mary Schaffer's raft on the lake.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 9, 2014 18:49:04 GMT -8
Maligne Lake in September 2014. Curley's boat shed  We're on "CHABA III" returning to base. Marina fingers on the left side of the photo  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 5, 2014 14:49:50 GMT -8
A few more photos of Maligne Lake tour boats, seen by me in September 2014: A contrast in 2 styles of boats: (we took Chaba III)   Heading out for a cruise...  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 9, 2014 11:17:01 GMT -8
The fleet at Maligne Lake boat tours, in Jasper National Park. - seen by me in September 2014 -------------------------- Ready for the day's action: - the fleet is a mix of some older standardized boats, plus some newer (and larger and better) ones that are different from the old standard.   Not all the boats are running on this late-in-season day, but all are needed for the busy days of July-August. The fleet is sized to maximize revenue in the short peak-demand season.   ------------- Hey Wett Coast, this here is no ordinary boat....   |
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 9, 2014 11:52:17 GMT -8
Okay, the boat looks fancier than the other boats. The photo is ordinary, but the photographer is extraordinary. Is there a boat named Hunter for Peace? BTW, my wife & I are thinking about canoeing the length of Maligne Lake next summer. I could be at Spirit Peninsula at dawn looking (hopefully not) at cloud right down to the deck. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 29, 2015 18:45:09 GMT -8
A few more shots of my visit to Maligne Lake in mid September, 2014. Inside CHABA III:  The essential cabin documents: Transport Canada and Mary Schaffer  View near Spirit Island:  September grey-hair and grey-weather  Even without boats and mountain peaks, a photo of Maligne Lake is pleasing  |
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 21, 2019 21:04:05 GMT -8
So I, along with my other half Elizabeth, did the cruise down Maligne Lake on August 30th. I did this once previously, with my Mom & Dad, 32 years earlier. It seems that I got better weather than did 'Mr Horn', aka LLM, on his trip five years ago, but the weather was well short of perfect. We were on the boat Samson Beaver, on a 'premium cruise', which gives you 30 minutes at the Spirit Island viewpoint. A few of my photos follow, with the last one being my son Ben's taken last Boxing Day. He skied all the way down there & back ...
This place, b-t-w, is certainly one of the supreme beauty spots in the Canadian Rockies!
 Spirit Island & Maligne Lake on Boxing Day, December 2018 by Ben Thorne, on Flickr |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 21, 2019 21:30:58 GMT -8
So I, along with my other half Elizabeth, did the cruise down Maligne Lake on August 30th. I did this once previously, with my Mom & Dad, 32 years earlier. It seems that I got better weather than did 'Mr Horn', aka LLM, on his trip five years ago, but the weather was well short of perfect. We were on the boat Samson Beaver, on a 'premium cruise', which gives you 30 minutes at the Spirit Island viewpoint. A few of my photos follow, with the last one being my son Ben's taken last Boxing Day. He skied all the way down there & back ...
Thanks for these photographs and the stories. Myself and Mrs. Horn had cold weather in mid-September. But it was still beautiful to experience. |
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 8, 2022 19:52:30 GMT -8
Maligne Lake tour boats from a couple of weeks ago:   Maligne Lake  Spirit Island  |
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Post by whalebreath on Aug 10, 2022 17:03:53 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Aug 10, 2022 17:28:25 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 5, 2023 19:18:16 GMT -8
The weather was perfect so we did this again, in September. My third time going down to Spirit Island but the first on a cloudless day ...
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Post by paulvanb on Nov 5, 2023 22:44:05 GMT -8
The weather was perfect so we did this again, in September. My third time going down to Spirit Island but the first on a cloudless day ...
OMG. Stunning! |
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