I just spent the last few minutes going through this thread and watching the old home movie on Youtube. Has anyone else noted the irony of a paddle wheel barge salvaging what may have been the first propeller on the Lake?
I've enjoyed watching the Kitty Belle over the years; it brought the materials and equipment for my parent's septic system to Cow Island in the late 1960's when Mr. Hunter owned it and did the same for us many years later with George Randall at the helm... Very interesting subject!