If you grew up in the Corner Brook area in the 70's, the waterfront area around Lundrigan's and Bowaters was much different than it is today. For me, growing up on the North Shore in that era, coming in to Corner Brook meant a trip past Stan Dawe's, along the riverhead, and past the huge boom of pulpwood that had been floated downriver for Bowater's paper mill. As you came upon the corner to Lundrigan's, their cement plant was on the left, and Bowater's Indian Lake tugboat was often tied up on the right at the shore. The Indian Lake is still moored there sometimes.
A quick online seach found that the Indian Lake was built by the Russel Brothers Limited in Owen Sound, Ontario. The Owen Sound Sun-Times reported the above picture on January 31, 1963, with the descritption:
'A 65 foot, 490 horsepower tug, the "Indian Lake" was built for Bowater's Newfoundland Pulp and Paper Company and sailed from Owen Sound this past fall for her home base in Corner Brook, Nfld. This dual purpose tug was equipped with an Amsterdam plow for heavy ice-breaking operations. She is powered with a 500 hp Cummins Diesel, and is equipped with electric heating and air-cooled diesel operated auxillary plant and fire pump.'
The last pull of pulp wood was in June, 1987, as shown in the background image. At the time of the hide, (April 1, 2016) the Indian Lake was tied up over by the paper mill, behind a large paper ship. The Indian Lake is still reported to be used as a pilot boat and icebreaker around the Humber Arm.
The cache is a quick PnG, just next to the Indian Lake's summer mooring spot, as shown in the pic below. Bring your own pencil. At the time of the initial hide it contained a TB. Come, sign the log, and enjoy the view and a little bit of history of the Bay of Islands.
