(6.2 miles north of Warnder)

A colourful steamboat era preceded the railways.  During mining boom days of 1893-98 a fleet of sternwheelers ran north from the railway at Jennings, Mont., to Fort Steele and vicinity.

Carrying prospectors, freight, and ore they battled treacherous currents, shoals, and canyons to provide a vital transport link.

The Kootenays owe them much!