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The LOG continued berths at Ford's Rouge River plant. As reported in last month's issue, both hulls have been sold to a local metal's dealer. The removal of the entire forward housing from the original BENSON FORD (1924) occurred on July 2nd at Cleveland for owner Frank Sullivan of Gartland Steamship heritage. Sullivan plans to place the 4,000 square foot structure, which includes the forecastle deck level, on property he owns in the Bass Islands area. The vessel was towed to Rameys Bend on July 11th. An exceptional Captain William Taylor photo of BENSON FORD is provided with this issue of the "Historian". *** The remains of "Captain John's Harborboat Restaurant," formerly Owen Sound Transportation's NORMAC, was raised beside Queen's Quay on Toronto's waterfront in June. The craft, initially a Detroit fireboat, settled to the bottom there at Toronto in June of 1981. Restauranteur John Letnik, the vessel's last owner, vows to fight for his water-logged craft's return to his service. *** An unusually severe wind storm at Duluth on June 21st caused the "undocking" of a number of idled ore-carriers on that city's waterfront. Included were Big Steel's lashed- together trio of "Supers" A.H. FERBERT, IRVING S OLDS and ENDERS M. VOORHEES. PM's steamer HARRY COULBY and JOHN SHERWIN also dragged their buried anchors through soil and asphalt to get loose while the scrapper JOSHUA A. HATFIELD was torn from her mooring at Hyman-Michaels scrap dock to ground in shallow water off NIAGARA returning to Erie Minnesota Point. Owing to favorable winds on July llth, she was refloated and returned, saving her breakers considerable salvage costs. *** Hannah's tug DARYL C. HANNAH has become Selvick's CARL WILLIAM SELVICK. *** At Mackinaw City, attention has been directed at the fate of their steam ferry CHIEF WAWATAM. Disposition is in debate at this time. *** Another Great Lakes marine standout, Great Lakes Towing's FAVORITE, the salvage tug moored next to the museum carrier VALLEY CAMP at the American Soo for so many years, was scrapped at Detour Village Michigan last year. The stripped hull of the HUDSON TRANSPORT, Partially dismantled at Dwor's Marine Salvage yard at Rameys Bend, had been moved to the Robin Hood slip at Port Colborne on July 7th to remove her engines. *** Scrapping operations at Thunder Bay had not been resumed by late July, adding credence to reports of a slower scrap market locally as well as a slackening in the steel industry. *** On a happier note, a Duluth-based member reports Kinsman's KINSMAN INDEPENDENT being readied for service in late July, follwing her inspection. In fact, she passed Detroit downbound on July 28. A somewhat unusual = saltie, CATALINA, called at Nicholson's in late May, having been laid up at Sorel since June of last year. Her familiar silhouette was unveiled as the Head Line's former INISHOWEN HEAD, an early Seaway visitor. She departed here for Korean breakers. *** The JOHN E.F. MISENER has been sold for scrap, sa Bob MacDonald Photo