Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
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Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Siskin [C.198206] registered at Toronto; built at Owen Sound in 1955. 35'3 x 10' x 4'4; 11 g.t.; 7 n.t.; 165 hp. Owned by John B. Smith & Sons Ltd., Toronto. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Siskin [C.198206] registered at Toronto. Built at Owen Sound in 1955. 35'; 11 g.t. Canadian List of Ships 1997: Owned by Avenor Inc., Montreal. Transport Canada List 2002: Built by Russel-Hipwell Engine Co., Owen Sound, Ont. Transport Canada List 2003: Owned by Municipalite Du Gatineau, Gracefield, Québec. RBF Notes: believed to be Hull 1087 on Display in Low, QC 2004. |
John Pomeroy notes (Mar. 2018): "From left: Non-powered refueling barge, the H.D. Freeze, The E. Champagne, The Skimmer, The Cliff M., and, although unclear, likely The Siskin, and two winch boats, one of which would be the Nellie S." |
Cliff M. towing Siskin (she had a fouled prop), Gatineau River above Chelsea Dam, 1991. Photo by John Pomeroy.
JP notes: The Siskin ashore at the Chelsea Dam base, Cantley, QC May 1993.
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JP notes: BEACHED BUMS! Left to right: Siskin, H.D. Freeze, Skimmer
and Cliff M. ashore at Chelsea Dam base, Cantley, QC, spring 1993.
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JP notes: Siskin getting ready to pull herself in the water
above the Paugan Dam at Low, QC 1994.
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RBF notes: Siskin - On display (Low, QC Aug 20, 2004)
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Steve Briggs notes: "Siskin in Low QC, on the roadside, Aug. 2nd, 2006."
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Steve Briggs notes: "Siskin in Low QC, on the roadside, Aug. 2nd, 2006."
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OTHER PHOTOS 08/02/06
Siskin, Low, Qc. Taken on January 14, 2007 by Will Simard.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/-simpa/15672227458/
Remorqueur Siskin, Low, QC. Photo par Claude Bergeron 2010.
http://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/detail.do?methode=consulter&id=174523&type=bien
Photos and painting by Michael Lukyniuk. November 22, 2016.
https://michaelsscroll.blogspot.com/2016/11/tugboat-on-shoreline-remorqueur-sur-le.html
Photos by Brenda Benoit, July 2017. Map to location by Rob Farrow.
Siskin Park in Low, Qc, is the start of the Véloroute des Draveurs bike path.
Map to Parc Siskin in Low, QC: http://tourismevalleedelagatineau.com/index.php/en/local-parks/siskin-park
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VÉLOROUTE DES DRAVEURS
Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, Low à Messines (Québec), Canada
The Véloroute des Draveurs bike path is a part of the Trans Canada Trail, and spreads out on over 72 km starting in Siskin Park in Low, Qc. Once you approach the Municipalities of Blue Sea and Messines, you will be riding along the breathtaking Blue Sea Lake; many strategic rest-stops are featured along the way. In the summer the surface of 51 km is gravel-dust and 21 km from Messines to Gracefield were recently paved. In the winter, the trail is used for snowmobiling. MAP
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Le parc Siskin rappelle le patrimoine forestier de la municipalité, plus particulièrement l’époque de la Drave. C’est aussi le point de départ sud de la Véloroute des Draveurs.
Map to Parc Siskin in Low, Québec, Canada: http://www.pleinairalacarte.com/qc/outaouais/parc-siskin/
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REMORQUEUR SISKIN
Pendant plus de deux siècles, la rivière des Outaouais et la rivière Gatineau ont permis le transport de quantités massives de bois d’œuvre vers les marchés des États-Unis et de l’Europe. Au cours des dernières décennies de l’industrie du bois sur la rivière, des remorqueurs ont remplacé les hommes qui risquaient leur vie au quotidien pour assurer le transport des billes au fil de l’eau. Ces remorqueurs étaient utilisés pour assembler et remorquer les assemblages de billes. Construits pour la plupart par la compagnie Russel Brothers Limited à Owen Sound, en Ontario, ils portaient le nom de remorqueurs « warping ». Le Siskin est l’un de ceux-là. Équipé d’un moteur diesel de six cylindres et mesurant 35 pieds et 3 pouces (10,7 m), il a été construit en 1955 et tirait jusqu’à 3 000 cordes de bois. Il sera en service sur la rivière Gatineau de 1955 à 1993. Le remorqueur Siskin trône aujourd’hui dans le parc du même nom en bordure de la route 105 et rappelle aux visiteurs le patrimoine forestier de la région et l’époque du flottage du bois. On peut également y accéder par la Véloroute des Draveurs. Le bateau est inventorié.
SISKIN TUGBOAT
For more than two centuries, the Ottawa River and the Gatineau River have been used to transport massive quantities of lumber to markets in the United States and Europe. In the last decades of the timber industry on the river, tugs replaced the men who risked their daily lives to transport the logs along the water. These tugs were used to assemble and tow the log assemblies. Mostly built by Russel Brothers Limited in Owen Sound, Ontario, they were known as "warping" tugboats. Siskin is one of those. Equipped with a 35-inch and 3-inch (10.7 m) six-cylinder diesel engine, it was built in 1955 and fired up to 3,000 cords. It was in service on the Gatineau River from 1955 to 1993. The tug Siskin now sits in the park of the same name along Highway 105 and reminds visitors of the forest heritage of the region and the time of the log drives. It can also be reached by the Véloroute des Draveurs.
Map to Parc Siskin in Low, Québec, Canada: https://www.reseaupatrimoine.ca/sur-les-traces-du-patrimoine/fiches/remorqueur-siskin/
Siskin is displayed on the roadside at the junction of main street and Route 105 in Low. 356 Quebec Rte 105, Low, QC J0X 2C0. Images from Google streetview from April 2018.
For more Russel exhibits visit Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum 1165 1st Ave West, Owen Sound, ON N4K 4K8
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