The Athabasca Barges

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Database ID28123
InstitutionNorthern Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionDNS Academic Education Branch
File/Item ReferenceTheAthabascaBarges (Shelf A2)
Date of creationOctober 1981
Physical description/extentpage
Number of images2
Scope and contentRiverboats have sailed from Fort McMurray, Alberta, to Lake Athabasca, Saskatchewan, for almost a century. The article describes today's system of tug-boats and barges, and traces the history of riverboats from early times.
ContributerGraham Guest
Guest, Graham
Department Of Northern Saskatchewan
Copyright holderSaskatchewan Learning
TypePublished
Primary MediaTextual documents
Specific document typesArticles
Magazines
Provenance Access PointDepartment of Northern Saskatchewan
PlaceLake Athabasca, Saskatchewan, Canada
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 10
Cultural regionSubarctic
NamesGuest, Graham
SubjectEmployment
Modernization
Transportation -- Ships and Boats
Riverboat
Barges
Tugboat
Date Range(s)1980-1989
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