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The Betroit Marine Historian JOURNAL OF MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT Curtis Haseltine, Editor 13951 Faust, Detroit 23 July-August, 1959 Happy cruisers as seen by Ken Smith’ The 60 members and frietide of MHS who took the cruise on the C.P.R. Str. ASSINIBOIA June 20-25 will remember it as one of the highlights of the 1959 summer season. the food delicious. Commander Ridd, Chief Steward Ca- deau, Superintendent Malin, who ac- companied us on the cruise, and all ne crew did everything possible to ke our trip enjoyable. Trips to the pilothouse, engineroom and gal- ley were arranged. Tables by the picture windows in the dining room were reserved for our group. With a Bon Voyage telegram at Port MeNicoll, our starting point, from fellow member Wilson Sims, we sailed through Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. arly next morning through Detour Passage and up the St.Marys River to the Soo where we stopped priefly. Then up through the Canad- ian Lock and across Lake Superior to Fort William. At the Lakehead we received a ro- yal welcome. Jack Snider, marine reporter for The Daily Times Journal was awaiting our arrival at the Roy- al Edward Hotel. He gave us a three column headline with picture and ar- ticle on the front page of the after noon paper. Mr. Brown, ex-Great akes sailor and former Indian Agent rate weicomed us. Monday afternoon we toured Fort William and Port Artaur, including Mt. McKay and the Indian Reservation accotipanied oy Snider, Brown and six touring Australians who found that The weather was good, the seas calm, the ship spotless and we had all the available buses char- tered and asked if they could join us. Visits to the Livrary, Museum and Tourist Bureau, where we were shown every courtesy, anda_ slide program in the evening by Ken Smith and Bill Luke, for those who could stay awake, rounded out the day. Tuesday 24 of us enjoyed a 2-hour harbor cruise with Capt. Boyd on his IDLE HOUR II, giving us a close-up view of the vast elevators that hold 96 million oushels of grain and the new Canadian Government boat ALEXAN- DER HENRY nearing completion at the Port Arthur shipyards. Our ship sailed at 12:30 p.m. with a good cargo of flour and feed ‘tween decks for the return trip. A pleasant surprise as we sailed down the St.Marys River was a radio mes- sage from fellow member Capt. Olsen, of the Str. WILLIAM CLAY FORD, who regretted not meeting us enroute. le just missed going down the river to- gether by about an hour, The group parted reluctantly on landing at Port iiecNicoll, some driv- ing directly home, others more leis- urely by way of Toronto and the Wel- land Canal. This fall we plan to have a colored slide program showing the highlights of the cruise. Al Bradley