Townshippers'
Association
 The
first commercial ferry on Lake Memphremagog, and certainly one of
the first in the Eastern Townships, was Moses Copp's ferry, in the
aptly-named village of Copp's Ferry (later Georgeville). About 1797,
shortly after his arrival in the area, Copp built a scow, which operated
by manpower (oars) between the east and west sides of the lake.
W. H. Bartlett's "Copp's Ferry". (Source:
Canadian Scenery Illustrated)
In 1829, Copp's son Joshua and a few partners began running a horse
boat which they named "Ho-Boy." They ferried passengers,
livestock, freight, and probably carriages across the lake. A pair
of horses were attached to a mechanism which turned a paddle wheel,
which powered the boat. The horse ferry, which landed at Potton Landing
(later Knowlton's Landing), was an important connection for stagecoaches
travelling between Stanstead, Georgeville, and Montreal.
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