It is located on the western shore of Arrow Lake.
In those years of service, Minto had steamed over 2 million miles serving the small communities on Arrow Lakes.
The Great Depression and changing travel patterns hit the Arrow Lakes hard.
Kootenai was the second sternwheeler to run on the Arrow Lakes.
Her lake boat design would make Rossland faster and more efficient on the deep water of the Arrow Lakes.
Steamboat operation on the Arrow Lakes was seasonal, as they were generally frozen over during winter.
Bonnington was to be the last sternwheeler built on the Arrow Lakes.
In Arrow Lake 3,144 properties had to be bought and 1,350 people had to be relocated.
Steamers running on Arrow Lakes typically started from the railheads.
The original route started at a boat slip on the Arrow Lakes near Nakusp.