Mullica Steam Boat

[ecampbell]

We saw this boat just upstream of the Forks restaurant on Wednesday. Note the wood fuel. I would like to see it under power. Fire on boats scares me.





Ed

 

[Teegate]

Maybe it is fake??

Guy

 

[Mellie]

Maybe it is fake??

Guy

No it's real. I had the pleasure of meeting the owner and seeing the boat a couple of summers ago. He was camping at Atsion and had the boat in the river. I was kyaking and he was swimming near the boat. He was very proud of the boat and very willing to talk about it. He lives near Philadelphia. The boat as a cappuccino machine that his wife got real cheap at a yard sale. They also roast hot dogs in the boiler. When I saw the boat it had it's curtins and top on it which made it look like the boat from the Bogart movie African Queen.

 

[Teegate]

So we could have a PBX hike and meet up with him and have some fresh hotdogs. We have all talked about running into an ice cream stand, but hotdogs will do.

Seriously, thanks for the info.

Guy

 

[bobpbx]

Mellie,

That does not sound right. You mean Atsion Lake? How did he get it there?

 

[Teegate]

Mellie,

That does not sound right. You mean Atsion Lake? How did he get it there?

Maybe a boat trailer?

Guy

 

[Mellie]

Mellie,

That does not sound right. You mean Atsion Lake? How did he get it there?

No it's right. He camped at either Atsion Family Campgroud or at Goshen Pond, I can't remember which one. I guess that would be part of Atsion Lake/MullicaRiver. He told us trailers it in and camps at a spot right at the river. He even rigged up a little launch area with a few 2x4 and rope to tie it off on. I specifically remember this boat in particular because of the name "Catiwissa" which is a town in PA near a spot my has family vacationed at several times.

 

[Mellie]

http://img.geocaching.com/cache/log/4136ba57-dd40-46a2-95e1-c6f6425fbad2.jpg

This is a picture of Captain Michael & The Catiwissa.

 

[c1nj]

My buddy told me about this steam ship last year when he was canoeing at Atsion Lake. It is the real deal.

 

[dogg57]

Gary Rockwell took the picture

 

[Teegate]

Gary Rockwell did well with that photo!

Guy

 

[46er]

Looks like a miniature African Queen

 

[Pandot]

This boat's been the talk of the neighborhood. The owner lives here in Sweetwater now. Apparently, he takes the boat out quite regularly because it seems on average we hear the whistle every other day. very cool.

 

[bobpbx]

Very cool.

 

[turtle]

May we regatta with him in the Pine Dog Pontoon?

 

[Pan]

Looks like a miniature African Queen

I was going to say the same thing! The original AQ is still in Key Largo, FL (where I first went in 1973). Steam engines are great.

 

[46er]

There are quite a few in some of the lakes of the Adirondacks.