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The Detroit Marine Historian Journal of Marine Historical Society of Detroit Volume 42, No. 6 - April 1989 Published Monthly Annual Dues $15.00 Jim Jackson and Mike Nicholls, Editors 3546 Polk Dearborn, Michigan 48124 Mark Cowles, Secretary 514 Aberdeen Way Howell, Michigan 48843 ERIE SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY - PART Ill 100 Years of Great Lakes Service tne — oe ALPENA (U.S.206130) photo by Rev. Peter Vander Linden See SIDNEY E SMITH JR on page 2 for vessel information ANNOUNCEMENTS: May Entertainment Meeting: We will again join members of the Great Lakes Maritime Institute at the Dossin Museum on Friday May 19 at 6:00 PM. Alan Sykes, co-author of The Pulp and Paper Fleet, will present a slide program entitled Fifty American Bottoms inte the Canadian Fleets. Cruise to Blue Water: The Marine Historical Society of Detroit is proud to join the Bluewater Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society in co-sponsoring a Memorial Day cruise from Detroit to Port Huron on Monday, May 29 aboard either the COLUMBIA or STE CLAIRE. Enclosed is a brochure containing details of the cruise and ticket information. «