by import | January 11, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1883 The Port Huron Times reported that a citizens’ committee met to help Port Huron businesses. “A. N. Moffat decried the taxation of vessel property. High taxation of vessel property had driven much of it away from Port Huron. He cited the case of Capt....
by import | January 10, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1898 Alexander Anderson of Marine City was awarded a contract to build a wooden steamer for A. F. Price of Freemont, Ohio; Isaac Lincoln of Dakota; and Capt. Peter Ekhert of Port Huron, Michigan. The vessel was to be named ISAAC LINCOLN and was to be 130 feet long and...
by import | January 9, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1973 The CHARLES M. BEEGHLY was the latest running Interlake vessel when she entered winter layup at Toledo, Ohio. 1974 A combination of wind and ice forced the beset BENSON FORD, of 1924, from the shipping channel in Western Lake Erie, running aground. MARDINA REEFER...
by import | January 8, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1877 The tug KATE FELCHER burned at East Saginaw, Michigan. Her loss was valued at $3,000, but she was insured for only $2,000. She was named after the wife of her owner, the well-known Capt. James Felcher of East Saginaw. 1938 JOHN HULST (Hull#286) was launched at...
by import | January 7, 2020 | Great Lakes & Seaway History
1924 The rail car ferry ONTARIO NO. 1 had a rough overnight crossing of Lake Ontario. The ship was diverted to Toronto with three feet of ice on the deck and anchored off Port Credit. With no seagate, it had to sail into the wind and could not make its docking at...
