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Dues and Log Correspondence 20255 Wellesley Birmingham, MI 48010 Bill Luke, Editor Detroit's famed excursion steamer TASHMOO was inducted into the National Maritime Hall of Fame at Kings Point, New York on May 28th, National Maritime Day. *** The U.S.S. STARK, the Navy's 453-foot Guided Missile Frigate, was outbound through the Welland Canal on August 5th, completing her summer goodwill tour of the upper Great Lakes' ports. bai Toronto's restored steam _ ferry TRILLIUM was 75 years young this past June, the event observed by a series of public excursions puiced at the 1910 fare of five cents. Bob-Lo Island's 1985 season attendance numbered approximately 725,000 people, up 33% from the preceding year and the best in the island's 87-year history as an amusement park. The substantial improvement is attributable to Bob-Lo's new owners, the Automobile Club of Michigan. The new "Corkscrew" roller coaster, pleasant summer SENATOR OF CANADA - June 7, 1977, St. Clair River aoe weather and increased group sales coupled with a general revitalization of the park by the Auto Club were reasons cited for the higher usage, and the first year of profitability in some time. *** Merce Industries of Toledo has leased the former American Ship Building yard there and announced plans for their construction of a 360-foot cement barge. *** The dredge PRIMROSE was cut loose from her moorings at Kingston in July by vandals. Recaptured shortly thereafter by the Canadian Coast Guard cutter SIMCOE, the dredge was secured to the LaSalle Causeway pending ben being auctioned in eae Collingwood = Shipyards cane selected December 5th as launch date for their 258-foot icebreaker under construction for the Canadian Coast Guard. The new craft's weight has necessitated the dredging of the shipyard's launch basin. *** The first of four 25-foot rescue and salvage tugs building for the U. S. Navy at Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay was delivered there on August 2nd. Christened U.S.S. SAFEGUARD, she was downbound at Detroit on September 19th enroute to her home station at Pearl Harbor. Meanwhile, Sturgeon Bay's other shipbuilder, Bay Ship, laid the keel on August 14th for their HULL 735, the first of three 710-foot containships for Sea-Land Corporation. *** Editor's Photo