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Telescope PUBLISHED BY Great Lakes Maritime Institute Dossin Great Lakes Museum Belle Isle, Detroit 7, Mich. William A. Hoey Editor William M. Worden Gordon P. Bugbee Associate Editors Rev. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Vessel List Editor TELESCOPE The TELESCOPE magazine is the official publication of the Great Lakes Maritime Institute. It was first published in 1952 as a sheet of announcements and meeting notices. Today it is a full-size monthly magazine, valued by members and non-members alike as a source of Great Lakes data. The TELESCOPE includes articles of interest to almost everyone, including such subjects as history, salvage, current news, and model shipbuilding. There are three monthly features, current news section, vessel list of a Great Lakes fleet, and a blueprint of a Great Lakes ship.Subscription to TELESCOPE is included in the membership fee. The editors will consider articles of Great Lakes or general marine interest for publication in TELESCOPE. Such material need not be expertly written, but must be of a nature suited to the purposes of the publication. Address any such material to: The Editors, TELESCOPE Great Lakes Maritime Institute Dossin Great Lakes Museum Belle Isle, Detroit 7, Mich. The editors will assume no responsibility for statements made by the authors. Supported in part by the Detroit Historical Society Printed by R. H. Davis on This Month's Issue New Address CONTENTS Breat Lakes Marine News.........147 Picture Page by Enjory A. Massman, Jr........148 The Big Splash by Rev. Edward J. Dowling, S.J..149 List of the Northern Steamship Co. by Rev. Edward J. Dowling,2.J..150 Charts Available................152 COVER On this months cover is the 1,000 hp tug SUPERIOR of Great Lakes towing Company. Your editor caught her going full speed, just ahead of the G. F. BECKER on August 2nd, at the International Tug Boat Race on the Detroit River. Membership Regular Membership........$4 annually Contributing Membership..$5 annually Sustaining Membership...$10 annually Life Membership...........$100 Membership by the Calendar Year Single Copies 35