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Great Lakes history was made this winter by Huron Cement's JOHN W. BOARDMAN when she pulled out of her winter dock at Ecorse on Jan. 30 and steamed up to Alpena for a load of cement. She was back in Detroit on Feb. 2 and two days later, following closely in the wake of the big Coast Guard icebreaker MACKINAW, she returned to Alpena for more, The BOARDMAN's was believed to be the earliest commercial round trip from Detroit into Lake Huron in history. The company said that a shortage of railroad cars at Alpena prompted the attempt, together with the abnormally mild weather that melted the ice, leaving Lake Huron ice-free from Port Huron to Alpena -- even including Thunder Bay. The BOARDMAN encountered ice problems only in the St. Clair River. She was stuck both upbound and downbound near Algonac on her first trip, requiring the aid of the Coast Guard cutter ACACIA, With continuing warm weather predicted at this writing, the BOARDMAN may make several more round trips, carrying 35,000 barrels of cement on each return. -e- The BOARDMAN's activities recall other early-season movements in the same area. Two have been chronicled by Capt. Arthur C. Frederickson and his wife, Lucy, of Frankfort, Mich., in their "History of the Ann Arbor Carferries". On Jan. 7, 1911, the carferry ANN ARBOR #5 passed Marine City on the St. Clair River, fresh from the Toledo shipyard where she was built, enroute to service on Lake Michigan. She encountered heavy ice and was de- layed along the way but finally arrived at her new home porte On Jan. 17, 1917, the ANN ARBOR #6 (b.ARTHUR K. ATKINSON) was upbound at Marine City, also on her maiden voyage, following completion at Ecorse. She, too, ran into heavy ice but reached Frankfort and the service in which she is still engaged on Lake Michigan. More recently, American Steamships' ADAM E. CORNELIUS i (b. DETROIT EDISON i, c.GEORGE F. RAND ii, d.AVONDALE ii) passed Port Huron into Lake Huron in January, 1942. She was bound for the Manitowoc ship- yard where she was lengthened and converted to a self-unloader,. Now the BOARDMAN has joined this select group of "frostbite" sailors -- but with a difference. She went up and came back -- and then turned around and did it again! THR DETROIT WARNE BISTORIAN 49 published sonthly Uy The Marine Historical Sostety.of Detrote. Toes Hehcors Garcia Hanaltine, 13931 Docroit 23, Kiche;” Associate Eaitor-historseal, Willian Ay «9503 Vicksburg, Daerose 6, Riches Assoclace Edltor Curr » Willian J. Luke, "1323 Noreh= ker Bibsinghan, Mich, ani Eansdtin aagataate BaitSre, Joho Hs Baaton, 100"vniceba Ls i, Toronto and Janos H. Kidd, 8) Husberview, Toroat