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center-hull "Cleveland-Cliffs" letterings, red "C" in their respective stacks and former hailing ports painted out. Their new port is Los Angeles. Whether or not the venture will get underway is still in doubt. **** Final efforts are complete in the project that widened the Welland Canal in the area adjoining the Guard Gate above Lock 7 at Thorold. The view from both sides of the canal in that area is markedly changed. **** Daily radio broadcasts of "Welland Canal Diary "have been resumed in the St. Catharines area. Boat watchers can tune in Ed Edson & Bill Hoey - SOUTH AMERICAN'S Whistle - Harry Wolf Photo the Monday through Friday programs at 5:55 PM with Saturday and Sunday coverage at 11:05 AM. Our members Barry Andersen and Skip Gillham provide this helpful information through radio station CKTB, 610 on your AM dial. **** The Muskegon (Michigan) Museum of Art is now celebrating the inauguration of its new Walker Gallery with a _ special exhibition "Great Lakes Marine Paintings of the Nineteenth Century." The impressive showing opened in mid-June and will continue through the Summer months. Included are original works of Sprague and Whipple, on loan from museums and galleries around the Great Lakes and environs. **** The JOHN DYKSTRA (2) formerly the BENSON FORD (1) was towed out of the Rouge River on June 23rd. She was docked at the old Solvay Plant property on the Detroit River, where her engines will be removed. She has been sold to G. Sullivan of Milwaukee to be used as a barge. **** There is still no name for the CSL boat to be launched July 14th, **** The TUG MALCOLM was used to tow the WILLOWGLEN up the St. Clair River Rapids under the Blue Water Bridge on June 16th. Seems like old times when many vessels used tugs to get up past the rapids. **** The tug JIGGS (ex PATRICIA MCQUEEN) towed the CANADIANA to Ashtabula on June 21st. JOHN DYKSTRA -6- Paul La Marre Photo @