 Here is another shot of the Georgie Oakes on Lake Coeur d'Alene. Steamboats in the Timber recounts a breath taking race between the Georgie Oakes and the Harrison. At first the Harrision was ahead, but according to an article quoted from the Coeur d'Alene Press, the captain of the Oakes declared to the passengers, "We'll win this race yet if you'll take your hats off and yell loud if we catch up to them." When the Oakes passed the Harrison, the passengers yelled and all the passengers on the Harrision went into hiding out of shame. The Oakes widened its lead to 200 yards to win the race the boat retained its supremacy on the lake to the end. (ref. pp. 169-171) Steamboats in the Timber describes a pair of swallows that built a nest under her guardrail: "Each morning before the departure of the boat the mother swallow darted into her nest and went along on the trip. The male swallow remained in Coeur d'Alene and toward evening flew out as far as two miles across the water to meet the boat and join his mate" (p. 186). Click here for next photo. 
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