From canoes and sailing vessels to the first steamboats on Lake Ontario, Cumberland traces the craft that served the ports of the Niagara River, settling the claims of the early steamers Frontenac and Ontario. Much of the book tells the rise of the Niagara Navigation Company, which the author helped to run, and its fight for passengers.
A first-hand history for lovers of Great Lakes shipping, completed just before the author’s death in 1913. Download the free EPUB.