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Museum of North Idaho Photo: Amelia Wheaton

By Museum of North Idaho | 07/08/2016

This photo of the Amelia Wheaton on the Coeur d’Alene River with the Cataldo Mission in the background is one of the very few images of this historic steamboat. Built by Captain Peter Sorensen for Fort Coeur d’Alene in 1880, the Amelia Wheaton was the first of many steamboats to ply the waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene. The boat was named for the daughter of General Wheaton, commander of Fort Coeur d’Alene. 
Museum of North Idaho photo TrW-4-4.
Learn more about steamboat history by visiting the Museum of North Idaho. The hours are 11am to 5pm Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is $4 for adults, $1 for kids over 6, family rate $10 (2 adults and children under 16). The feature exhibit is “Ties to the Past: Railroad History in the Coeur d’Alene Region.” The Museum needs gift shop volunteers, please call 208-664-3448 for more information.