It is January 26, 1907, and THOMAS F. COLE has just been launched at Ecorse, Michigan. Photo courtesy Ron Beaupre. A Young Studio photo shows THOMAS F. COLE upbound at Little Rapids Cut in the 1930s. The Editor's camera caught THOMAS F. COLE upbound at Six Mile Point, St. Mary's River, on August 16, 1969. Note the new pilothouse.