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Page 2 MEMBERSHIP NOTES • Our "Downriver" River: - Nautical History and Tales of the Lower Detroit River by Rockne P. Smith tells the story of the downriver communities of Wyandotte, Trenton, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile and Amherstburg, Ontario. The history begins with the early French settlers and continues into the industrial age with the development of Eureka Iron and Steel Company (first to manufacture steel rails and iron railroad ties). Along the downriver waterfront several small shipyards emerged which built a variety of vessels ranging from racing boats to ore carriers and passenger ships built by Detroit Dry Dock's shipyard in Wyandotte. The colorful Prohibition Era is documented as Ontario was only a short boat ride away. The inside front cover provides a map detailing the lower Detroit River in the mid-1870's and inside back cover shows the same area in the early 1990's. For recreational boaters there is a chapter titled "A Guided Historical Boat Tour on the River". This book retails foi $25.00 and those ordering by mail should include $3.50 for postage and handling. CONTENTS • Membership Notes, Contents, etc. 2 Launching the J.E. Upson Reprinted from Marine Review 3 The Dismantlement of the City of Midland 41 by Howard H. Peterson 6 "City of Milwaukee" and a "Great Lakes Icon" by Howard H. Peterson 9 Seasons Work of Wrecker Favorite Reprinted from Marine Review 12 The Wreck of the Barge St. Clair by Charles Ferris and Oliver Raymond 16 The Loss of the Congress by Fred Hollister 21 Great Lakes & Seaway News Edited by James Morris 23 Back Cover Photo 36 Published at Detroit, Michigan by the GREAT LAKES MARITIME INSTITUTE ©All rights reserved. Printed in the United States by Macomb Printing, Inc. OUR COVER PICTURE ... With the launching of the new cement barge Integrity, several of the older Inland Lakes Transportation vessels have been reduced to storage barges. The S.T. Crapo was built in 1927 at Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge, Michigan and powered by a triple expansion engine. She remained in steady service on the lakes until recently. In September, 1997, she was towed from Cleveland to Green Bay, Wisconsin for storage use. This photo of the S.T. Crapo was taken by Dave Swain in April, 1996 when the Crapo was at the Muskegon breakwall. Telescope© is produced with assistance from the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, an agency of the Historical Department of the City of Detroit.