In 1929, Captain Swanson built the tour boat DeSmet for the Great Northern Railroad. She was constructed to carry passengers onLake McDonald and this lake has remained her home ever since. The DeSmet was named after Father Pierre DeSmet, a prominent Jesuit missionary in the area. This vessel is a 57-foot carvel planked launch with cedar on an oak frame authorized by the U.S. Coast Guard to carry 80 passengers with current Certificate of Inspection.
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