The Detroit Marine Historian Journal of Marine Historical Society of Detroit Volume 42, No. 10 - June 1989 oa: Published Monthly Sdorets OF SbrROSt Annual Dues $15.00 dim Jackson and Mike Nicholls, Editors 3546 Polk Dearborn, Michigan 48124 Mark Cowles, Secretary 514 Aberdeen Way Howell, Michigan 486843 ERIE SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY--PART V 100 Years of Great Lakes Service STELLA B Photo by Hal Jackson Steel tug (U.S.234074) built in 1935 at i W paconeth by Shipbuilding Corporation (Hull#282) for Shipyard order as a.) STELLA B: 42.5 1 X 5; 8 gross tons. Bought by Esco Dredge & Fill Corp. in 1961, sold in 1970. Currently in service as b) PAUL L LUEDTKE. ANNOUNCEMENTS: The sixth annual edition of Rene Beauchamp's Seaway Ocean Vessels, covering )) the 1986 navigation season, is now available. The 24-page softcover features an attractive cover with a color photo of PROOF TRADER passing PETER MISENER above the Cote St. Catherine Lock. Also featured is a listing of ships which made their first Seaway transit in 1988, in addition to_a cumulative listing of first Seaway passages from 1983 through 1987. This fine publication can‘be ordered from Rene Beauchamp, 9041 Bellerive; Montreal, Quebec HiL 3S5. The price, includirig postaae. is $5.50 U.S. or $6.00 Canadian.