Flash Back: Steamboating on Lake CdA

I t’s Independence Day, 1927 — six weeks after aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh has completed the world’s first transatlatic solo flight, and three months before the premiere of The Jazz Singer, Hollywood’s first feature-length “talking” film. Revelers have gathered along the beaches and docks in the town of Coeur d’Alene, having made the pilgrimage to its Fourth of July celebration, an annual highlight throughout the Inland Northwest. At some point during the festivities, a huge stern-wheel steamboat is towed out onto the water and set alight. She is the Georgie Oakes, erstwhile queen of Lake Coeur d’Alene/ EJ Ianetti , Pacific Northwest Inlander. More here.