Moyie (sternwheeler), ''Moyie'' (sternwheeler)
Moyie may refer to * Moyie, British Columbia, a town in Canada * Moyie Springs, Idaho a town in the United States * Moyie (sternwheeler), an 1898 paddle steamer * Moyie Lake, a lake in British Columbia * Moyie River The Moyie River is a long tributary of the Kootenai River (spelled Kootenay River in Canada) in the U.S. state of Idaho and the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Moyie River is part of the Columbia River basin, being a tributary of t ...

Moyie, British Columbia
Moyie is an unincorporated community in the Kootenays, East Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Crowsnest Highway, Highway 3, 19 miles (30 km) south of Cranbrook, British Columbia, Cranbrook on the eastern shore of Moyie Lake. Once known as Grande Quete, the origin of Moyie's name is, via the Moyie River, river of the same name, thought to be the French (language), French word mouille, meaning wet. History Moyie was developed in 1897 by Glencairn Campbell, who purchased the property and subdivided it into lots. Lot sales were brisk as the Canadian Pacific Railway completed a tote road that allowed twice weekly stagecoach service from Fort Steele, while another tote road from Kootenay Lake was completed that November. It was predicted that Moyie would have a prosperous future and the CPR's new sternwheeler Moyie (sternwheeler), ''Moyie'', launched in 1898, was named for the town. The first newspaper, the ''Moyie City Leader'' was published in th ...
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Moyie Springs, Idaho
Moyie Springs is a city in Boundary County, Idaho, United States. The population was 718 at the 2010 census. Geography Moyie Springs is located at (48.724599, -116.193585). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Moyie Springs is located near the confluence of the Moyie and Kootenai rivers. Demographics 2010 census At the 2020 census, there were 718 people, 270 households and 190 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 297 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the city was 93.6% White, 0.8% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.7% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.7% of the population. There were 270 households, of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.1% had a male hou ...
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Moyie (sternwheeler)
The ''Moyie'' is a paddle steamer sternwheeler that worked on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Canada from 1898 until 1957. After her nearly sixty years of service, she was sold to the town of Kaslo and restored. Today she is a National Historic Site of Canada and the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler. A replica of the Moyie currently runs in Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary. It does seasonal runs in the Glenmore Reservoir. History The ''Moyie'' was built in prefabricated sections in Toronto, Ontario and was originally intended for service on the Stikine River as part of an "all Canadian" water and rail route to the goldfields during the Klondike Gold Rush. However, when the project failed for the lack of a railway, the ''Moyie'' and her sister ship, the ''Minto'' were put into service on Arrow Lakes and Kootenay Lake in the Kootenays of southern British Columbia. She was launched and christened at Nelson on October 22, 1898 and embarked on her maiden vo ...
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Moyie Lake
Moyie Lake is a small, narrow kettle lake in southern British Columbia, located along the Moyie River. While building the Crowsnest Pass Railroad, this was the hardest part to build the tracks. The walls of the land around it are very steep and short. It is a lot like Swan Lake to the south in Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi .... The lake is located between Cranbrook and Creston. The small town of Moyie is located at the south end of the lake. Located 20 kilometres south of Cranbrook off Highway 3, Moyie Lake Provincial Park day-use area, boat launch, and 111 site campground provides the only public access to the deep blue mountain waters of Moyie Lake. References East Kootenay Lakes of British Columbia Kootenay Land District {{EastKoote ...
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