''Lily of the Valley'' was a houseboat owned by pioneer
John Moore Robinson
John Moore Robinson, (born in Hustonville, Wellington County, Canada West in December 1855 – died February 23, 1934) was a pioneer, rancher, prospector, politician and orchardist who helped shape British Columbia's Okanagan Valley region ...
, who founded the community of
Naramata, British Columbia
Naramata is an unincorporated community in the Okanagan region of south central British Columbia. On the eastern shore of southern Lake Okanagan, the locality is by road about north of Penticton.
Name origin
In November 1906, John Moore Robinso ...
. He and his family traveled across
Okanagan Lake
Okanagan Lake ( oka, kɬúsx̌nítkw) is a lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is long, between wide, and has a surface area of 348 km2 (135 sq. mi.).
Hydrography
Okanagan Lake is called a fjord lake as i ...
to the newly laid out town site in ''Lily of the Valley'' on April 22, 1907 and Naramata was officially founded. She was moored at the wharf on the west shore of the lake and later hosted festivities such as regatta activities by the Athletic and Aquatic Association, holding 800 people at one point in 1909.
See also
*''
Colleen (rowboat)
''Colleen'' was a rowboat used on Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada in the late 1800s and early 1900s. She belonged to the Reverend Thomas Greene and served many early settlers and pioneers of the Okanagan, including W. D. Walker and Thoma ...
''
*''
Ruth Shorts
''Ruth Shorts'' was pioneer Captain Thomas Shorts' first boat on Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada and starting with her, Shorts was the first boater on the lake, beginning a long history of ships and steam transportation that enabled the d ...
''
References
{{reflist
History of British Columbia
Culture of the Okanagan