International was a stern-wheel driven steam boat that operated on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia from 1896 to 1908. International was owned by a Canadian subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway and was involved in sharp competition, including steamboat racing, with similar vessels owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

[1][2] The IN&T's rival, the Columbia and Kootenay Steam Navigation Company had launched the steamer Kokanee in April 1906 at Nelson, prompting IN&T to build International in response.

[2] The frames for International were pre-manufactured and shipped to Mirror Lake, where they arrived in April 1896, and construction began soon afterwards.

[2] International was 142 ft (43.28 m) long measured over the hull, and exclusive of the extension over the stern, called the fantail, on which the stern-wheel was mounted.

[4] Despite early expectations that International would be a “flyer,” the boat struggled to maintain a speed of 15 miles (24 km) per hour.

At about the same time, the Great Northern began to wind up its operations in the Kootenay region, and other than Kaslo, very little maintenance was done on its boats after 1906.

[7] In March 1912 International was sold to Gus Mathew for use as a tourist lodge at Riondel, British Columbia.