PAMHSSep 19, 20173 min readSeptember 2017 NewsletterAN EVENING WITH A LOCAL GRAND OLD LADY “The Swan”. A steam launch built in 1890, she plied the waters of Alberni Canal and Sproat Lake;...
PAMHSSep 17, 20173 min readThe “SWAN” Finds a HomeWho knew when we watched the SWAN being pulled out of Sproat Lake in November of 2015 that it would be the beginning of another adventure...
PAMHSSep 10, 20171 min readConnector of CommunitiesListen to our Facility Coordinator, Jenn Preedy, do a Speech on the Swan steam ship for the at the Port Alberni Rotary meeting. #TheSwan...
PAMHSAug 27, 20167 min readSteam from the Lake Floor: The Restoration of the SwanDuring the 19th century, many communities would not have survived without the use of boats utilizing the systems of rivers and lakes....