TPE: Riding A Keel Boat

The Mark Twain is the star of the Rivers of America, with The Columbia acting as a co-star. Still, the first vehicle I would want to ride around in on my Time Travel Journey would be a Keel Boat. There's something about their small size that appeals to me; probably because they are on a slightly more intimate scale than the Twain or Columbia.



Zooming in on the previous June 1957 photo gives you a better view of the Bertha Mae:



From the same photo, it appears that there is construction going on at The Disneyland Hotel:





In this August 1958 photo, you can see Mike Fink's Popgun:



The Gullywhumper's exterior was less fancy than its sister-boat The Bertha Mae:



It appears that Fowler's Harbor was a service area for the Keel Boats as well as the larger craft that circled the Rivers of America:





Wouldn't it be great to find the photo that this gent was taking in September 1959?











I hope you enjoyed your trip on a Keel Boat today! More transportation on The Rivers of America to come. See more vintage Disneyland Keel Boat photos on my Keel Boat & Raft web page.

Keel Boats

One of the things I continually lament over is the Keel Boat. Here is a great August 1958 closeup of the deck of one, showing why I like it so much: you have a cool enclosed place to sit and Mike Fink’s “popgun” (given to him as a gift by Davy Crockett in “River Pirates”) to shoot all those bad injuns on the shore with. Hang on a minute; forget the injuns, there’s a burning cabin on the right! Yup, here’s yet another burning cabin shot, with close-up included at no extra charge. This one’s from November, 1959. Thanks to Wonderboss and the others for providing the correct information on Mike Fink’s popgun.





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