Mindemoya Now Is Yankcanuck Only a comparatively few persons here have heard of the Yankcanuck Transportation Company or the ship of the same name. But the vessel has a close association to a group of person in Marinette. The Yankcanuck a pulpwood carrier is owned and operated by Capt. and...

    * Probably a typo - the skipper of the TROY at this time was the famous David P. Dobbins, who was also part owner of the boat.

    The name was actually M. FANNIE STAFFORD and she was a harbor tug of 42 tons which had been built at Buffalo only two years previously.

  Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 20 Sep, 1867, page 1page 1  It is debatable whether this medium-sized tug (110 ft., 123 t.) was named W. R. MUIR or W. K. MUIR. There was another tug named W. K. MUIR, operating out of Milwaukee at this time. Extracts of official records show the spelling W. R. MUIR though she always shows in the papers as W. K. and the...

    THE WRECKING TUG MICHIGAN The Canadian wrecking tug Prince Alfred, which is now the property of the International Wrecking and Transportation company, has been largely repaired during the winter and spring, and is so far a new boat that it was thought best to give her a new name. Application...

    The Butcher's Maid has just been treated with a fresh coat of paint. ...

    The Owen Sound arrived in port last evening. They report having a very rough voyage. The Alberta came in on Monday, it being her first appearance here since her collision with the Osborne. On the last trip of the Ontario it was discovered that some of the lower deck hands were pilfering from...

    The Queen of the Lakes steamer United Empire of the Sarnia Line left the swift old steamer Spartan of the Owen Sound Line a long way astern coming up last trip. As the Empire was approaching Hilton, the Spartan was leaving again the same thing happened at Richards Landing. After landing her mails...

    One doesn't see ice like this much anymore on the lakes. The Goodrich liners MICHIGAN(US#91382) and WISCONSIN(US#80861) were both quite new iron-hulled vessels, which is why they felt comfortable challenging the floes. MICHIGAN was a total loss, while WISCONSIN was safe, and had a long and...

    Owen Sound Nov 6 1885 Thomas Cochran, the second mate on the steamer Athabasca fell from the main deck into the hold this eveningand was instantly killed. ...

    Mr. Bradley Exonerates The Northern Queen To the Editor of the Detroit Free Press: Since the sinking of the schooner Fayette Brown by the steamer Northern Queen, The Detroit Free Press, as well as some of the Cleveland papers, have published (through telegrams from Detroit) accounts very ...

    The international organization thus formed was termed the "Deep Waterways Commission." This was the beginning of the process that eventually led to the St. Lawrence Seaway, which was not completed until 1959.

  "Most Daring Feat," Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 7 Dec 1897  *This was the loss of the schooner MINNEHAHA (US#91220) October 14, 1893, on Lake Michigan. Capt. Packer put the schooner on the beach near Onekama, Mich. in a 90-mph gale in an attempt to save her, but she broke up quickly and he was the only survivor of a crew of 7.

    NIAGARA (US# ) was a 276 ton wooden tug of great power and was skippered by Capt. Millen for the Detroit Transportation Co., a company of which he was part owner. He retired from sailing in 1882 and later became president of the Lake Carriers' Association (1897). He died in 1906. The big wooden...

    $56,040 in 1899 dollars is approximately equivalent to $1.31 million 2006 dollars. The CITY OF ROME (US#125914) was built in 1881 at Cleveland and measured 1908 gross tons. She continued to make money for her owners until lost to fire above Ripley, NY, in 1914.

    West Superior May 17 C.E. Dickson who was head waiter on the steamer Bon Voyage which burned at Houghton a few days ago, has arrived in the city and tells an interesting tale of the burning of the boat. He tells a particulary interesting story of the loss of the Altmans, and is well able to do...

    The Bon Voyage Disaster. W.S. Fain, a traveling man who was a passenger on the steamer Bon Voyage and made discovery of the fire which destroyed the craft, blames the crew and says they became panic stricken as soon as the alarm of fire was given. He declares boats could have been lowered, but...

    Loss of Montgomery Underwriters are Investigating Her Condition Capt. John Perew representing Montgomery and Sill Underwriters of Buffalo was in the city yesterday. He was here to investigate the loss of the schooner Montgomery, abandoned near Whitefish last Saturday. The Montgomery is now...

    MONTGOMERY WENT TO PIECES ON WEDNESDAY Cargo of Lumber is Scattered for Miles Along the Shore of Lake Superior Alf. Richards returned Saturday from a trip to the life saving stations and he reports that the schooner Montgomery, which was abandoned near station 10, two weeks ago had gone to ...

    Marine The wreck of the barge Montgomery, which occurred last week off station 10 above Whitefish Point, ends the career of one of the most notable vessels on the lakes. The Montgomery was one of the earliest of lake craft. She was built in 1856 by John Bushnell at Newport Mich. (now Marine...

    According to a recent decision of the Court of Appeals, seamen are not entitled to extra pay when throwing overboard in order to lighten a cargo off a reef. This decision is the result of a suit brought against the steamer C. F. Bielman by James Gilbraith, John Welmer and William Bachelor. The ...

    Shipbuilder James Davidson of West Bay City may have been amused by the irony of this accident, as he had built the 2040 gross ton ARMENIA (US#107219) in 1896, while his just-down-the-river rival Frank W. Wheeler was builder of the 1054 gt ELFINMERE/PACKARD (US#135940). The ARMENIA had struck...

    Canadian Steamer Brings Lumber Cargo to City Firm The first shipload of foreign lumber ever to be discharged at a Sturgeon Bay dock was put ashore over the weekend at the Sawyer Fuel & Supply Co. The lumber arrived Saturday aboard the steamer Yankcanuck, owned by the Yankcanuck ...

    ELEVATOR GLUT SLOWS SHIPPING The freighter Mancox is tied up at the C.P.R. dock here waiting improvement of the seasonal slowing up of grain movements, both form the Lakehead ports, of Port Arthur and Fort William, and the shipping of grain from Montreal elevators. According to the ...

    Manzzutti First Ship Through Canal Here Moving To Steel Plant. First Vessel through the locks, for the 1954 navigation season, the Manzzutti, of the Yankcanuck Steamship Ltd., entered the Canadian canal about 8;15 a.m. today. It docked at the Algoma Steel Corporation shortly after 10:30 p.m....

    Freighter Manzzutti Moves Through Locks. The navigation season at the Canadian Sault Canal was unofficially opened this morning at 7:15 when the Manzzutti locked up bound for the Algoma Steel dock. Because the Manzzutti is home based, its Captain John B. Perry will not figure in the race for...

    Yankcanuck Ships lead the Way Mancox in Locks; Expect Manzzutti To Open Shipping The steamer Mancox sailed through the Sault locks at 7:05 a.m. Today, making the first lockage of the 1958 season. Owned by Yankcanuck Steamship Limited, the Mancox, which has been wintered-berthed at the CPR...

    Skipper Lauds Seaway Captain Joseph Meade is an enthusiastic champion of the St. Lawrence seaway. Meade, a resident of North Wales, England, believes the new waterwaly will be "the salvation of mankind." He reasoned that it will provide cheaper transportation for grain to poverty stricken...

    Manzzuttti May Be First Expect Official Opening of Sault Lock on April 12. April 12 has been selected as the tentative date for opening the Sault Locks to commercial traffic. Although the icebreaker Alexander Henry and freighter Manzzutti locked through the Canadian Ship Canal during the ...

    Naugatuck Conducting Ice Survey The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Naugatuck left the Michigan Sault base today for an exploratory ice survey downriver. The 110 foot craft was due to go as far down as Lake Nicolet, and possibly beyond to Neebish Island It' s finding will not have a bearing on ...

    Sault Vessel Return to Open Harbor Season The 3,280 ton motor vessel Yankcanuck commanded by Captain W. E. Dexter, docked at the Sault harbor Monday afternoon to officially open the 1964 St. Mary's River navigation season. Captain Dexter received the traditional silk hat welcome from ...

    Grounded Freighter Lightered. The Yankcanuck freighter Mancox which ran aground in the St. Marys River yesterday, afternoon left the government dock at the foot of Pim Street at 1 p.m. today. The ship freed itself at 9:30 a.m. after having 125 tons of her steel cargo transferred to its...

    Long ships leave St. Mary's River until Spring. The longest shipping season in this area since the end of the Second World War came to an end Sunday. As the motor Vessel Yankcanuck, flagship of Yankcanuck Steamships Limited of the Sault locked through the MacArthur lock at 3:41 p.m. Sunday,...