Minne Ha Ha Calliope, 1987

The original calliope on the Steamboat Minne Ha Ha of Lake George, NY. It was one of three calliopes built by the Frisbie Engine Company in 1974. It's sisters are located onboard the P.A. Denny of Cincinnati, OH and the Steamer Natchez of New Orleans, LA. This calliope was replaced by a smaller model in 1993.

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• steam
• calliope
• Minne
• Ha
• Lake
• George
• paddle
• boat
• whistle

[milofire]

Beautiful! Brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing.

I ♥ Lake George!

[bubbbs2]

@milofire your welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[metsfan0618]

hi bubbbs. does the minne have a diesel engine too? or just the diesel generator?

[bubbbs2]

@metsfan0618 The Minne has a diesel engine and 2 diesel generators. You are correct in your explanation of why we use the diesel engine, and generators are used to make the electricity for her lights and other systems :)

[bigkevcxza]

i kind of wish this Ship still had the Skylight and the dancefloor,but they took them out to make more room on her deck, i was just on her this past wednesday she ran beautifully, then she went out thursday night for her fireworks cruise but she didnt use her Paddlewheel nor her Steam it was odd her Diesel motor made her go slower then the steam boilers

[bubbbs2]

@bigkevcxza The skylight was nice to have, but it acted like a greenhouse and made the inside of the second deck very hot. Since we decked it over, it's been a lot cooler down there. And were the engines not used just during the fireworks or throughout the entire trip? If she's out for fireworks, they usually use the diesel engine to keep her positioned for the best viewing angle and then use the engines for the rest of the trip once the fireworks show is over.

[randomike5]

THIS IS OSMAZING!

[randomike5]

THIS IS OSMAZING! That means amazing x 99,999,999,999,999

[metsfan0618]

and bigkev, the boat has a small propellor underneath the paddlewheel. i was told it is used as a saftey procaution when she ia coming in and out of dock because it can become difficult when docking and before she had the emergency propellor she was beach on the rocks next to the pier and so to prevent that from happening the propellor was installed.