Photograph taken at the Gravenhurst Antique Boat Show by Bill Warnica of what is believed to be one of the last remaining examples of a Mitchell rowing skiff from the 1800s. The accompanying informational panel presented by Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre provides its length as 17 feet. The full description reads: "This boat is possibly the last remaining example of the Mitchell rowing skiffs from the late 1800s. William Mitchell was a noted Lake Simcoe skiff builder located on Lovers Creek Tollendal on south shore of Kempenfelt Bay near Barrie, ON. He supplied a lot of high quality rowing skiffs to the then popular boat rental liveries on the lakes such as Rowland Boats in Orillia. This boat won a lot of rowing races and trophies at regattas around Lake Simcoe. From this particular boat, a mould was created in order to produce modern fiberglass models for Rossiter Boats of Midland. Using this mould, over 500 Loudon Skiffs have been built and sold around the world."
