page_title: North Star (sternwheeler 1897)
section_title: Operations on Kootenay River
hierarchical_section_title: North Star (sternwheeler 1897) / Operations on Kootenay River
caption_attribution_description: English: North Star (sternwheel steamboat) at Fort Steele, British Columbia, ca 1900.
context_page_description: North Star was a sternwheel steamer that operated in western Montana and southeastern British Columbia on the Kootenay and Columbia rivers from 1897 to 1903. The vessel should not be confused with other steamers of the same name, some of which were similarly designed and operated in British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington.
context_section_description: In June 1897 North Star started making runs from Jennings, Montana up the Kootenay river to Fort Steele, BC, where significant mining activity was occurring. The route ran through the dangerous stretch of Jennings Canyon where most of the sternwheelers on the upper Kootenay eventually were wrecked or seriously damaged. In April 1898 North Star was likewise wrecked in the Canyon. Armstrong was able to raise the vessel and return her to service. (Most of the Jennings Canyon has now been submerged by the waters behind Libby Dam.
caption: North Star at Fort Steele, BC, probably in 1897 or 1898
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