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ANOTHER The final sailing of the Str. PUT IN BAY up to Port Huron CRUISE? will be on Labor Day. Encouraged by the success of our first trip of the summer, on which there were over 1100 people from our Society, the Detroit Historical S,ciety and others, many have a asked for another get together for our members at least. So, for those who are interested, this will be it. Departure from Bates St.,9:30 A.M. we ae ak CORRECTION When we mentioned the MAPLEBRANCH in last issue as being one of the old Western line ships, we meant to name the BELLE- VILLE, which was built as the old ARABIA in 1873. RSL ie ok SHIPS THAT MANITOBA - Steel, single screw passenger and freight R DIE steamer, built at Owen Sound, Ontario, in 1889 by the (#17) Polson Iron Works, for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Dimensions, 330 ft.length over all, by 38 beam and 24.6 depth. Three masts and one stack, chimed whistle. Hull originally painted black, though in later years white. Built to replace the ALGOMA, which had been wrecked on Isle Royale in 1885. ALGOMA, along with ALBERTA and ATHABASCA, were built on the Clyde in 1883. They were 260 ft long by 38 beam, and had to be bulkheaded through the St.Zawrence and old Welland Canal locks, and reassembled at Buffalo. ALGOMA'S place was taken between 1886 and 1889 by chartered CAMPANA (ex NORTH), also British built. The usual C.P.R. route was from Georgian Bay ports, principally Owen Sound and Port McNicholl to Port Arthur and Fort Wil- liam. In 1907 the ASSINIBOIA and KEEWATIN, 350 x 44, were built by Fairfield at Govan, Scotland, and again were bulkkeaded through the canals and rebuilt at Buffalo. Until 1916 all five ships operated in the passenger trade over the route. At that time though, ALBERTA and ATHABASCA, were reduced to fr@ighters. The MANITOBA gave 61 years of steady and reliable service before her retirement last winter. Because of her age, and due to the new fire prevention requirements, it was deemed unprofitable to modernize her. She was purchased by the Steel Corp. of Canada. Early this season she was towed by the tug HELENA to Hamil- ton, Ontario, where she is being scrapped at the present time. Below: The MANITOBA in 1945 Photo by Ray Knight Note: This de- scription of the MANITOBA is taken from a lengthy col- umn in the Lon- don, Ont. "Free fellow member, Fred.M.Landon.