Archipelago Tours - SAS
Archipelago Tours - SAS Archipelago Tours - SAS
Hip Hip Hurrah!
We have a jubilee ship in the fleet. This year it is exactly 100 years since S/S Storskär left Lindholmen’s boatyard to provide a service in Lake Mälaren, between Strängnäs and Stockholm. In those days she was also known as the Strängnäs Express – and for good reason. With a 3-cylinder steam engine in her slender hull she could reach a speed of up to 14 knots, which at that time was lightening speed for those Stockholmers who wanted to get to Strängnäs. She cut a powerful image and children would gather along the beaches of Lake Mälaren to watch the big waves she would leave behind. She continued on that route for 30 years, before the express train and automobiles eventually made the journey unprofitable. That’s when we stepped in. In December 1939, Waxholmsbolaget bought S/S Storskär for the very reasonable price of 110,000 SEK. Ever since then, she has been Saltsjön’s pride and our flagship, especially on our popular tour to Ljusterö, the “quarter-tofive” run. And still today, the promenade deck and beautiful salon are filled with tourists, bathers and residents of the archipelago.
- Page 1 and 2: Archipelago Tours 1
- Page 5: As reliable as the salt in Saltsjö
- Page 10 and 11: Hiking! If you wish to see a bit mo
- Page 13 and 14: Arholma Stockholm - Arholma, SEK 12
- Page 15 and 16: Fejan Stockholm - Fejan, SEK 120 on
- Page 17 and 18: Ängsö Nationalpark Stockholm - Ä
- Page 19 and 20: Siaröfortet Stockholm - Siaröfort
- Page 22 and 23: Möja Stockholm - Möja, SEK 120 on
- Page 24 and 25: Gällnö Stockholm - Gällnö, SEK
- Page 26: Sandhamn Stockholm - Sandhamn, SEK
- Page 29 and 30: Ornö Stockholm - Ornö, SEK 120 on
- Page 32 and 33: Rånö Nynäshamn - Rånö, SEK 70
- Page 34: Landsort Ankarudden - Landsort, SEK
- Page 38 and 39: Restaurants and Cafés There are pl
- Page 40 and 41: Sands Hotell och restaurang, 08-571
- Page 42 and 43: NORRTÄLJE Brännäsgården, 0176-7
- Page 44 and 45: Things to do in the archipelago The
- Page 48: Welcome aboard! Tickets and informa
We have a jubilee ship in the fleet. This year it is<br />
exactly 100 years since S/S Storskär left Lindholmen’s<br />
boatyard to provide a service in Lake<br />
Mälaren, between Strängnäs and Stockholm. In<br />
those days she was also known as the Strängnäs<br />
Express – and for good reason. With a 3-cylinder<br />
steam engine in her slender hull she could reach<br />
a speed of up to 14 knots, which at that time was<br />
lightening speed for those Stockholmers who<br />
wanted to get to Strängnäs.<br />
She cut a powerful image and children would<br />
gather along the beaches of Lake Mälaren to<br />
watch the big waves she would leave behind.<br />
She continued on that route for 30 years, before<br />
the express train and automobiles eventually<br />
made the journey unprofitable. That’s when we<br />
stepped in. In December 1939, Waxholmsbolaget<br />
bought S/S Storskär for the very reasonable price<br />
of 110,000 SEK. Ever since then, she has been<br />
Saltsjön’s pride and our flagship, especially on<br />
our popular tour to Ljusterö, the “quarter-tofive”<br />
run. And still today, the promenade deck<br />
and beautiful salon are filled with tourists,<br />
bathers and residents of the archipelago.
Change language