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MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT, INC. John R. Campbell, Pres. — F, J. McAllister, Vice Pres. Kenneth E. Smith, Treasurer Robert A. Zeleznik, Secretary 1575 Cleveland, 444 Sandwich St., W., 153 Monterey, | 2015 Dime Building, Lincoln Park, Michigan Windsor, Ontario Highland Park 3, Michigan Detroit 26, Michigan NCUA E ENT Now that summer is near we are pleased to announce our annual Picnic Meeting, Saturday afternoon and evening, June 8th, at the Fort Maldet Museum ground in Amherstburg. Our fellow member, Dave Botsford, Curator, and Mrs Botsford, will be our hosts. The usual picnic will be held in the after- noon and evening. Bring your lunch basket and fill your thermos. Sugar and cream will be provided, and theré!ll be extra coffee brewing in the vener- able Botsford urn. Shortly before 8 P.M.we'll gather in the nearby Amherstburg High School for the regular meeting. This will be featured by a showing of Kodachrome slides of the Canallers and foreign vessels, taken along the Welland Canal and the St.Lawrence River by Mrs.Barbara Smith. They depict a large variety of these ships and are very good, and include some of the new- est Canadian and foreign vessels. Plan now to attend this meeting. This date is also the occasion of the election of the Board men- bers. Be sure to cast your ballot this year, either by mail, as directed on the ballot, or personally at the Amherstburg meeting. Robert A.Zeleznik, Secretary KOK KOK OK OK OK OK KK ROK OK OR OK OK OK OK OK KK OK OK OK KOK KOK OK OK OK KK KOK KKK MASTHEAD The LAKESIDE (later OLCOTT, later HURON), from the Poole Collection KR OK OK KK OK KK KK KK OK KK KK KKK KKK KK KK KK KKK KK KK K The Story of the KINSMAN TRANSIT COMPANY, continued from first page: Upon the death of Capt. Peter Minch, his son, Philip Minch II and Henry Steinbrenner became directors of the fleet, now numbering two opera- le tions, the Minch Transit Company and the Nicholas Transit Company. In 1901 these two fleets were combined into one, bearing the name of that Cleveland thoroughfare on which the family residence was situated. Twenty-eight ships have sailed in this family enterprise, 10 schooners, 3 wooden freighters, 3 iron freighters and 10 modern steel bulk freighters. Our list below names these ships in chronological order. In the early years the colors of the hull of the Minch ships were black with white cabins and a bright red stack with black top. Around 1905 the present black stack with the silver-edged green band and white "S" was adopted. More recently, red hulls, replaced the black ones. (Continued, top of page 2) * Oe KK KOK OK KOK OK KOK KOR OK OK KOK KOK OK OK OK OK OK OK K KOK K OK Be * * x At Left: The I.W.NICHOLAS in the old colors of the Minch vessels - black hull, white cabins « & red stack. \ (Young Photo)