Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 11, n. 1 (September 1957), p. 2

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MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT, INC. phen eet see eeeeaeene tt Beuahon One 5 v08% Pres John C.Goodrich, Treasurer porere A.Zeleznik, Secretary Sandwich 5| 328 Adams Cir ole 015 Dime Building Windsor, Ontario Grosse Pointe Peas: 36,Mich. Wayne, Michiga: bet: Toit 26, Mi ican ANNOUNCEMENT: Our first meeting of the 1957-1958 season will be held on Saturday, 3 September 14th at the Fort Malden Museum in Amherstburg. Our fellow mem- ber Dave Botsford and Mrs.Botsford will be our hosts. The usual picnic will be held in the afternoon and early evening. The September picnic, like the one in June, is a time Eee custom in our Society, so bring your lunch basket and thermos and plan for an enjoyable day. At about 7:30 (Detroit Time) we will convene in the Museum Annex for the meeting proper. Our illustrated program for the evening will feature two kinescope movies on Great Lakes ships loaned by the Detroit Educational Television Foundation. One tells the story of the 61d Detroit and Windsor Ferries and the other with the Package Freighters on the Lakes. Both are approximately half an hour in length. Fr.Dowling is the narrator in each presentation. Plan now to attend the meeting at Amherstburg on September 14th. Robert A.Zeleznik, Secretary. KOK ROK OK OK OK OK OK OK KOK OK KOK OK OK KOK OK OK OK OR OR KOR OK OK OK KOK KOK KK OK OK MASTHEAD CLIFFS VICTORY in dock at Superior, from an advertisment of the Rg Laie Railway. * KOK KK KOK OK OR OR OK OR OK OK KOK OK OK OK OK KOK OK OK OK OK OK OK Ships of the. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, continued from page 1: Steet parees, Cont'd. FREELAND, 1919 Lorain. Later lengthened to 323 x 43. ime FRUGALITY, 1919 Lorain. eT lengthened to 323 x 43. 4 LAKE FRUMET, 1919 Lorain. 261 x 43. @ LAKE HEMLOCK (ex WAR NAIAD), 1918 Ecorse. 261 x 43. LAKE INAHA (ex LAKE FRESNO), 1919 — Lengthened to 323 x 43. LAKE KYTTLE, 1918 Manitowoc. 261 x LAKE LOUISE (ex WAR DRUM), 1918 satbepuin. 261 x 43 LAKS PLEASANT (ex WAR SPRITE), 1918 Ashtabula. Eepesneted, to 324 x 43. LAKE SAPOR, 1919 Wyandotte. Lengthened to 323 x (Many of these were repowered in World War II. See DME, vol.10, nos.1-7incl.) (Continued, page 3) KOR OK OK OK OK KOK OK KOK OK OK KOK OK OK OR KOK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK x OK OK OK At Left: The motorship GREEN I » one of four vessels used by Ford in the Lakes to Ocean service via the New York State Barge Canal. See page l. @ (Young Photo)

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