A scow or a large, flat-bottomed boat, used to transport goods, wagons, and people to and from Apple Island. Pictured here are Nellie Linn, Jessie Harvey, Mr. Sanderson with Grace S., John Harvey, Sr. Phil Phalman (working on island), and Forrest Campbell sitting.

From Dr. Campbell Harvey’s (grandson of Colin and Caroline Campbell) manuscript, Auld Lang Syne: Memories of Orchard Island before 1907:

“The scow was simply a square barge, long enough and wide enough to accommodate a wagon and team of horses. A protective railing along the sides protected the passengers, and in it were the sockets, into which the oarlocks fitted. It was propelled by oars, maybe 12 feet long, which were usually manned by two persons, but the rower could move it.”