Life on the Edge, Stories from Muskoka's Past - The Dippy

This is an excerpt from "Life on the Edge: Stories from Muskoka's Past" featuring the Disappearing Propeller Boat, also known as "The Dippy." For more from "Life on the Edge" check out the other videos on our channel, or visit www.visualheritage.ca to purchase a DVD of the film.

[@LenoreRowntree]

My grandfather had one of these out of Portage Bay. He loved it and cursed it - had a lot of trouble starting it. He used it to catch catfish in the shallows.

[@tommclarty17]

My dads aunt lived on Muskoka Bay right by the narrows and she had one of these. Really cool boats.