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MANISTEE Author's Collection MANISTEE (ex ALICE STAFFORD, ex LORA, US 140537), Wooden propellor, built at Benton Harbor, Michigan in 1882 by J.H. Randall for Graham & Morton Trans. Co., Chicago. Originally 161 x 32 x 18; 616 gross tons, but rebuilt to 202 x 32 x 22; 843 gross tons. Chartered by Crosby around 1905. Burned at Manistee during fitout, June 28, 1914. Last owner was Northern Michigan Transporation Co. Log Correspondence Northville, MI 48167 Pete Worden, Editor The Society would like to take this opportunity to thank Bill Luke for his dedicated devotion to this column for the past nine-plus years. He'll be sailing the same seas but under a new flag - consultant for the Institute for Great Lakes Research at Bowling Green State University. Best of luck, Bill! *** Richard Carson, a former senior vice-president and general manager of Halco Inc., is the owner of Navican Management Inc. as well as president of the Montreal-based Enerchem Transport Inc. Other partners who, together with Mr. Carson, hold a _ controlling interest in Enerchem, include George Iskander, president of a petrochemical products shipping agency and brokerage company, and Tony Airey, a marine surveyor and technical consultant. Previously announced renames of the tankers purchased by Enerchem from Halco will not appear on the ships until Spring, 1987. *** In another Halco story, on December 11, 1986, Welland Canal traffic was reduced to one lane in the flight locks at Thorold after an engine- room electrical fire aboard the bulk freighter CARTIERCLIFFE HALL (a) RUHR ORE. No injuries were reported and Seaway spokesman reported no damage to the locks. 42072 Sunnydale Lane *** When the tugs THUNDER CAPE a) EMPIRE PAUL and ELMORE M. MISNER arrived at Port Colborne with B.F. AFFLECK for scrapping by U.L.S. International, the former tin stacker was taken down the old portion of the canal towards Dain City for the winter, indicating that scrapping probably will not commence until next spring. The two tugs then went on to Erie for the ARTHUR B. HOMER, clearing there on _ Saturday, December 6, about 11 p.m. They anchored the 826 footer in the harbor at Port Colborne upon their return on December 7, and subsequently moved her to the scrap dock when the high winds moderated on December 9. Contrary to earlier reports, WILLIAM P. SNYDER JR. will not be moved to Port Colborne from Toledo yet this Fall. *** Huron Cement (National Gypsum) announced the closing of their Alpena plant. A French conglomerate, LaFarge Corp., which already has bought the Huron fleet and fourteen distribution terminals, has until December 31, 1986 to exercise a purchase option. *** At Frankfort, a poral group has abandoned its plans d the past three years to convert the car feeey CITY OF MILWAUKEE into a combination museum and bed and breakfast facility. Erik Luedtke said the Society for the Preservation of the SS CITY OF MILWAUKEE is further behind in their effort than when the project was launched. Michigan State Department of Natural Resources officials have rejected a proposed permanent mooring site for the ferry, according to Luedtke. *** The Con- Agra elevator in Superior was destroyed by fire on November 27, with damage estimated at $11 million, excluding the 140,000 bushels