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ONE LOOK AT THIS WEIRD AND WONDERFUL CONTRAPTION THAT 1S THE CHARLES DICK WOULD BETRAY TO THE VIEWER HER CERTAIN RUBE GOLDBERG ANCESTRY, YET THIS WONDEROUS COLLECTION OF NUTS, BOLTS, PUMPS AND PULLEYS, 1S PROBABLY THE ONE MOST EFFICIENT FLOATING PLANT OF HER KIND ON THE GREAT LAKES. By €. EB. Stein Ss Associate Editor TELESCOPE Recently the lake steamer Charles Dick has received a surge of pub- licity. Her owners have been sued for allegedly operating outside her licensed area. Before deciding the case, Provincial Judge Lloyd Henricksen convened his court...per- haps a judicially historic preced- ent...aboard the Charlies Dick, on Lake Erie, to satisfy his curiosity as to her activities. No doubt many others have gazed out over the lake, viewed her unique silhouette on the horizon, and won- dered what goes on akoard her. For those readers who have harbored that wonder...read on. One of the rarest privileges ever accorded a dweller of the Great Lakes region is the opportunity to take an extended cruise on a working lake steamer. That privilege was accorded to me on May 10th when a telephone call was received from Captain John Leo- nard, Master of the steamship Char- les Dick. Captain Leonard had come ashore in a lifeboat from his vessel, which was anchored off the tip of Point Pelee, over Grubb's Reef. He was to inquire if I would like to go for