PS Frontenac
Frontenac was a steamboat, the first paddle steamer launched on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes, in 1816. Built in Ernesttown, Ontario, by American contractors for Kingston businessmen during 1816 at a cost of £15,000, she entered service in spring 1817. "Frontenac" conducted regular runs across Lake Ontario between Kingston, York (now Toronto), and Niagara-on-the-Lake. The round trip fare between Kingston and York was $18 ($12 one way) in cabin class. "Frontenac" typically generated about 50 horsepower (using the original Boulton and Watt formula), which was too little for a ship  of her size, and she was often outperformed by sailing craft. She rarely managed to make money in eight years; the provincial population was simply too small. "Frontenac" was sold for £1550 to John Hamilton in 1824, who persisted two more unsuccessful years before selling her for scrap at Niagara in 1827. Before she could be scrapped, she burned to the waterline due to arson. Parts of her engines were salvaged and used later in the "Alciope" on Lake Ontario and "Adelaide" on Lake Erie.