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M.H.S.D. This month FLEET we present another picture of a shipcbe- longing to a member of our Saciety. In 1949 Mr.Nicholas Constans acquired the marine holdings of the late beloved Ollie Dustin (DMH,v.2,n.4,Dec.'48) and has since operated the PUT IN BAY on the Port Huron run. This vessel was built at Wyandotte in 1911, of dimensions 226 x 46, and was designed by Detroit's famous mar- ine architect, Frank E.Kirby. Mr. Constans also owns is presently laid up in Windsor. Duluth. Mr.Constans' PUT IN BAY the former Walkerville ferry WAYNE,which He also manages a ship service agency in Our Society has a special love for the PUT IN BAY, since we have had several gatherings aboard her. E.Hamilton, was her cammander for several years. KR RK RK OK KR RK OK KOK OK KOR OK OK OK OK FOR OK KOK OK OR OK OK OK KOK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK PERE MARQUETTE The Flint and Pere Marquette Railway was completed into FLEET the village of Pere Marquette, now the city of Ludington, in 1874. As a feeder for this new railhead, the road chartered the sidewheeler JOHN SHERMAN for cress lake service, chiefly to Milwaukee and Manitowoc. The charter was for the season of 1875. The SHERMAN, incidentally, had been a U.S.Revenue Cutter, and further more later on, her engines were to be put into the excursion steamer ALASKA in 1879, and still later into the famous FRANK E.KIRBY in 1890. From 1876 until 1882, the railway's feeder service was cared for by the ships of the Goodrich Transportation Co. of Chicago. In 1882 two ships, wooden package freighters with passenger accommodations, were ordered from the Detroit Dry Dock Company. Below: Str.PERE MARQUETTE 4 These were followed in the next ten years by three more new vessels, all of wooden construction. In later years three more wooden vessels were acquired from other owners. We list these here: Strs: F.&.P.M.No.1, 1882, later WISC' . MARQUETTE 2, later DUNDURN. (Can. ) F.& P.M.No.3, 1887, later PERE RQUETTE 3. F.& P.M.No.4, 1888, later PERE MARQUE' later COLUMBIA Y.c. F.& P.M.No. a aneet later ERE MARQUETTE MARK B. COVALL, 1880, later PERE MARQUETTE 6. continued, next page Also, one of our senior members, Capt.Frank @