Seine River Steamers The Élise was the first steam ship to cross the English Channel. She was bought in England 1814 by Pierre Andriel as" Margery", and renamed "Élise". Andriel intended to accomplish a spectacular crossing of the Channel to convince public opinion that steam ships could be ocean-worthy. She sailed up the Seine and arrived in Paris on 28 March, becoming a popular sensation. Two small saluting guns were mounted at the bow and fired in honour of Louis XVIII Early tugs used chains in the river to tow trains of barges up river. The low steam pressure and low power of
Seine River First Nation Seine River First Nation Seine River First Nation, previously known as the Rivière la Seine Band, is an Ojibwe First Nation reserve located roughly west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. As of November 2011, the First Nation had a total registered population of 725, of which 327 lived on their own reserve. The First Nation have an electoral system of government, consisting of a chief and seven councillors forming their council. Chief Thomas Johnson and councillors Carrie Boshkaykin, Norman Girard, John Kabatay, Gearld Johnson, Roger Spencer and Shane Whitecrow are serving their two-year term that began on February 11, 2016. The