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The retired cement carrier Lewis G. Harriman was scheduled to be scrapped on 2003. Her forward cabins were purchased by Marc and Jill Vander Meulen to be relocated to their summer cottage near DeTour Village. This pictorial history shows the progress of her scrapping and the move of her forward cabin section to DeTour. A complete history of the Lewis G. Harriman can be found here.
11/7/2005 - Foundation in DeTour ready to receive cabins. The Harriman cabins will face the St. Mary's River and Pipe Island. Down bound traffic passes between island and foundation. Up bound traffic passes on the far side of the island.
Foundation viewed from the hillside behind.	Pipe Island just to the right.	Foundation viewed from the beach.	Nearby neighbor Arthur K. Atkinson
11/17 - The barge and cabins were towed through the MacArthur Lock around Noon and arrived at the Purvis Marine dock in Soo, Ontario around 1:30 Thursday. Images from the USACE Soo Cameras.
Approaching the Mac Lock	Entering the lock.	In the lock	Lowered in the lock.
Leaving the Mac Lock			Headed to the Purvis Marine dock in Soo, Ontario.
11/27 - The trip down the St. Marys River and arrival at DeTour - Marc Vander Meulen
Lead tug W. I. Scott Purvis, barge Malden carrying the Harriman structure and tug Martin E. Johnson approach the Carbide Dock to clear U.S. customs.	The tow departs the Carbide Dock and heads downriver.	Passing Mission Point.	Approaching the Rock Cut.
	At the Neebish Island ferry crossing.	Entering the Rock Cut.	In the Rock Cut.
Tug W. I. Scott Purvis switches from tow to push at DeTour.	Tug Martin E. Johnson checks the water depth at the beach	Positioning the barge at the shore
			Tugs have left for the Soo.
View from the water.		Harriman with Arthur K. Atkinson in background.	View from the street.
3/6/06 Waiting for spring to make the final move onto the foundation - Mike Nichols
Lewis G. Harriman	Head on view	Stern view	View from the road.

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