Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Telescope, v. 33, n. 6 (November-December 1984), p. 142

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TELESCOPE Page 142 MEMBERSHIP NOTES e@ The museum will sponsor a Marine Flea Market on Saturday, December 1st from 10-3 p.m. Those interested in table space should contact the museum 267-6440. The museum will be closed from December 3rd to January 16, 1985. During this time the ship- wreck exhibit will be installed in the Robert E. Lee Hall. A reception for the exhibit opening will be held on Saturday, January 12th. Invitations will be sent to members living in the metropolitan Detroit area, Windsor and Toledo. Institute member Robert Johnson informs us that Eric Hirsimaki wrote a five-part series on the Great Lakes ore docks for Mainline Modeler. The upper lakes loading docks and the lower lakes unloading docks are covered. A entire chapter is devoted to the Hulett unloaders. Quite a few vessels appear in the articles, but they aren't identified. The five issues are the November and December - 1983 and the May, June and July issues - 1984. The cost for each copy is $2.75 and can be ordered from Mainline Modeler, 5115 Monticello Dr., Edmonds, Washington 98020. MEETING NOTICES e@ Mr. David Bull of Misener Transportation will be our guest speaker at the November 16th meeting. See notice on page 167. Mr. Luke Clyburn will show the film Angels of the Sea on the wreck of Emperor at the January 18 meeting. Both meetings begin at 8:00 p.m. The next business meeting is scheduled for January 4 at 7:30 p.m. All members are invited to attend business meetings. CONTENTS @ Membership notes, meeting notices 142 Indiana Harbor Meets Fairport Harbor by Christine Hilston 143 Ann Arbor No. 6/Arthur K. Atkinson by Steve Elve 147 Outarde Sinks at Clayton by Richard F. Palmer 152 Great Lakes & Seaway News Edited by Frederic Weber 158 November Meeting Notice 167 Index - Volume XXXII 168 Published at Detroit, Michigan by the GREAT LAKES MARITIME INSTITUTE ©All rights reserved. Printed in the United States by Macomb Printing Specialties. OUR COVER PICTURE. . .Canada Steamship Line's Prairie Harvest, measuring 736'6", was the largest vessel ever built at Collingwood Shipyards. This photo by Gretchen Driftmyer was taken at Mission Point on August 10, 1984. The clouds were spectacular and produced a double rainbow an hour later. oO Telescope is produced with assistance from the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, an agency of the Historical Department of the City of Detroit.

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