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Paddlewheelers were boats that were heavily relied upon throughout BC, and were used by almost every walk of life, on the Fraser, Peace, Skeena and Columbia rivers. Their shallow hulls allowed them to travel on waters that would have been impossible for other boats. This allowed them to access locations that would otherwise have been unreachable. The Minto encompasses the universality of paddlewheeler use, and their role in BC’s development.

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Just over half a century since first I laid my keel,
Well I have had my aches and pains from stern to paddle wheel.
Just haul me out the ways again, whenever the time is due,
Just a couple of planks and a coat of paint will make me good as new.

I’ve seen the high and mighty and I know the rich and broke,
I know the trapper with his pelts, the miner and his poke,
I know the lusty logger what a roisting, boisterous crew,
Just a couple of planks and a coat of paint will make me good as new.

I know the river’s romance and I’ve tasted heaven and hell,
I think of all the bygone days and what my staterooms tell;
Who says I’m due for the boneyard? Not the captain or the crew,
Just a couple of planks and a coat of paint will make me good as new.

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from Settler's Songs of the Pacific Northwest, released June 2, 2017
Sung to Philip Thomas by K.M. Papov in Nakusp, who learned it from a publication of the Arrow Lakes Newspaper in 1954.

Thomas, Philip J., and Shirley A. Cox. Songs of the Pacific Northwest. Ed. Jon Bartlett. 2nd ed. Surrey, BC: Hancock House, 2007. Print. pgs 134-136, 202.

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Katie Green and Karen Hefford Vancouver, British Columbia

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Katie Green and Karen Hefford are two musicians from Vancouver who combine classical and folk music influences. Their close-knit harmonies and varied instrumentation bring a fresh interpretation to traditional songs. ... more

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