{"id":4822,"date":"2014-09-10T21:48:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T21:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=4822"},"modified":"2014-09-11T14:20:56","modified_gmt":"2014-09-11T14:20:56","slug":"rms-segwun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=4822","title":{"rendered":"RMS SEGWUN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-Cottage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4824\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-Cottage.jpg\" alt=\"Seqwun &amp; Cottage\" width=\"7360\" height=\"4912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-Cottage.jpg 7360w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-Cottage-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-Cottage-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 7360px) 100vw, 7360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RMS SEGWUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Whilst visiting relatives in Bracebridge a little while ago, they took me on a fabulous boat tour of Lake Muskoka. \u00a0I was fortuate to photograph the RMS Segwun under steam out on the lake.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RMS <i>Segwun<\/i> is the oldest operating steam driven vessel in North America, built in 1887 to cruise the Muskoka Lakes in the District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada,\u00a0\u00a0a resort area with many lakes and rivers. Early in the 20th century, Muskoka was poorly served by roads. Vacationers were transported to lodges, or private cottages, via a fleet of steamships, including the Segwun. She is one of only four ships in the world still carrying the status of Royal Mail Ship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-Tight-Passage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4823\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-Tight-Passage.jpg\" alt=\"Seqwun Tight Passage\" width=\"2787\" height=\"1927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-Tight-Passage.jpg 2787w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-Tight-Passage-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-Tight-Passage-1024x708.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2787px) 100vw, 2787px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RMS SEGWUN navigates tight passage.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-on-Lake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4830\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-on-Lake.jpg\" alt=\"Seqwun on Lake\" width=\"6440\" height=\"4219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-on-Lake.jpg 6440w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-on-Lake-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Seqwun-on-Lake-1024x670.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6440px) 100vw, 6440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RMS SEGWUN steams on open water on Lake Muskoka.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RMS SEGWUN Whilst visiting relatives in Bracebridge a little while ago, they took me on a fabulous boat tour of Lake Muskoka. \u00a0I was fortuate to photograph the RMS Segwun under steam out on the lake. 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