Wayback Wednesday is sponsored by Cavalcade Color Lab<\/strong><\/p>\n This is the steamship Algonquin docking (or so we thought – see the comments below for another take on it) at the train station in Huntsville. Doppler readers guessed that this photo was taken between 1910 and 1940 (circa 1920s is the date we have), while others provided some additional information:<\/p>\n David Johns: The Algonquin about to dock at the Station Wharf to pick up train passengers to take them to their destinations. The big one of course, Bigwin Inn. It would have stopped previously at Bigwin Farms and Laundry dock, right across from the Tannery.<\/p>\n Craig MacDonald: Although I\u2019m not entirely sure, while the prop is obviously in reverse, I notice both the flow lines off the left bumpers where there is less disturbance from the prop and the flow line off the bow as seen by the distortion of reflection of the boat. Both seem to indicate that the boat might actually be moving backwards leaving the dock with the rudder deflected hard right. With forward motion, there would be no forward flow line from the bow. Sorry, too many years on the water! [Thanks, Craig \u2014 keen observation!]\n Lucille Frith: The steamship Algonquin plied the waters between Huntsville and Peninsula Lake \u2013 not Lake of Bays. Perhaps you meant it delivered passengers and goods to the Portage Flyer \u2013 our little train that took passengers and goods over the hill to Lake of Bays where they boarded another steamer to their destination. [Indeed!] This comment is based on the tracks in the foreground of the main picture, indicating it was a railroad dock. Truly enjoy your photos on Doppler.<\/p>\n Mike Stevens: I think that is Art Silverwood\u2019s farm house in the background behind the Algonquin on Hunters Bay. The farmhouse is still there, with a lot of other houses. Deane Murdy built one of the first big homes on the bay. This photo is before that. My guess is 1940s.<\/p>\n Thanks for your comments, everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nordic skiers have long been drawn to Muskoka’s frozen lakes and snow-covered landscape. Do you know which event is pictured here? Bonus points if you can guess the date and location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1903,"featured_media":43850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,24,865],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-43800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-photos","category-wayback-wednesday","tag-breaking"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/01\/Wayback-Wednesday-2018-3-Algonquin.jpg\")
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