Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Scanner, v. 32, no. 4 (January 2000), p. 14

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S. S. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS CHICAGO'S GREATEST EXCURSION TRIP To Milwaukee and Return, $1. 50 W eek Days SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS, $2. 00 IN SIGHT OF LAND ALL THE WAY DAYLIGHT SAVING TIM E Lv Chicago, Daily 10 a . m .; Ar Milwaukee, Daily 3 p . m. Lv Milwaukee, * " 5 p. m .; Ar Chicago, " 10 p. m . *4 p. m . Milwaukee Time The Most Attractive Daylight Trip on Lake Michigan EXCELLENT CAFE DANCING CHOICEST FOODS AT MODERATE PRICES SODA FOUNTAINS, ROOT BEER, CANDY, POPCORN PICNIC LUNCH ROOM (Free Tables) FOR THE FAMILY & AND CIGAR STANDS Many Other Popular Features for Amusement ADDITIONAL MILWAUKEE SERVICE Lv Chicago Daily Ex. Sunday 8. 30 p. m . Lv Milwaukee Daily Ex. Sunday 8. 30 p. m . --Note Lv " Monday 2. 00 p. m . Lv " Friday 7. 00 a. m. Lv " Tuesday 2. 00 p. m . Lv " Friday 10. 00 a. m . " From Docks E ast End Austin Ave. Above Schedule Daylight Saving Time. Note-- Milwaukee Time, Central Standard, One H our Earlier W I R E L E S S S E R V I C E ON AL L S T E A M S H I P S With the October issue, we began devoting Page 14 to reprints of interesting items from the past, and we hope the members are enjoying them. This advertisement for the whaleback steamer CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS comes from the 1925 brochure of the Goodrich Transit Company, which featured "The Great Goodrich Fleet of Twelve Large Steamships on Lake Michigan Routes" and combined the merged Goodrich and Graham & Morton steamship lines. In 1925, there was service to Michigan City, St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Saugatuck, Holland, Grand Haven, Muskegon, Grand Rapids, White Lake, Racine, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, Ephraim, Sister Bay, Wash­ ington Island, Escanaba and Mackinac Island, all from Chicago. * * * * *

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