Warper 5 Baie-Comeau,Qc.Canada
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member VE2YWS
N 49° 13.523 W 068° 08.764
19U E 562176 N 5452861
Un vieux bateau de treuillage exposé dans un parc. An old winching boat on display in a park
Waymark Code: WM135DN
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 09/20/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 12

Ce bateau de treuillage était utilisé par le QNSPCo,pour conduire des billes de bois (pitounes) sur les rivières à différents endroits autour de Baie-Comeau. (La drave)
Les pitounes étaient envoyées à la papeterie pour la fabrication de papier journal.
Le bateau a été construit dans les années 1940 par Russel Bros Ltd. d'Owen Sound, Ontario.
 
This winching boat was used by the QNSPCo. paper company to drive logs on rivers in different locations around Baie-Comeau. The logs were sent to the paper mill for the manufacture of newsprint.
The boat was built in the 1940's by Russel Bros Ltd. of Owen sound,Ontario.
Is there a tour: No

If boat is a garden what was planted in it: Parc des Pioniers

Visit Instructions:
Photos.

What you thought of the location.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Landlocked Boats
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
ROLLERS2 visited Warper 5  Baie-Comeau,Qc.Canada 11/06/2022 ROLLERS2 visited it
Casper&Aero visited Warper 5  Baie-Comeau,Qc.Canada 09/30/2020 Casper&Aero visited it
VE2YWS visited Warper 5  Baie-Comeau,Qc.Canada 09/24/2020 VE2YWS visited it
Cyrano-Bella visited Warper 5  Baie-Comeau,Qc.Canada 09/22/2020 Cyrano-Bella visited it
davidb1957 visited Warper 5  Baie-Comeau,Qc.Canada 09/20/2020 davidb1957 visited it

View all visits/logs