Ab Culbert Magnetawan River Heritage

The S.S.Armour was named after Supreme Court Judge Armour and built in Burk's Falls by George Stickland in 1906. The S.S.Armour burned at the dock in Burk's Falls but its steel hull and other remains were purchased by Earl Siddall Sr. and taken by rail to Port Maitland on Lake Erie where it was rebuilt and operated as a fishing boat for 40 years under the name "Earlee-June". The original steam engine, valves, throttle, and propellor shaft were built in Toronto by the Poulson company. In 1990 these parts were brought back to Burk's Falls by Ed Finucan, Doug Boyes, Wilbert Stickland, Gerald Culbert and Ab Culbert who has them on display. They were donated by Earl Siddall Jr. of Port Maitland. Also in 1990, Ab Culbert built a scale model of the S.S.Armour and launched it at the Burk's Falls docks to commemorate Canada's 125th Anniversary.