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Bay, Newfoundland. Due to heavy ice, she decided to anchor awaiting daylight. The next morning, she was struck by a large piece of sharp ice, cracking her hull and allowing seawater to enter. Since she was without a Cargo, there was no danger of a fuel spill other than some residue from the engine room. Helicopters delivered nine pumps to her, and at last word, she was holding her own awaiting divers to access the damage and begin patching the crack with cement. *** Skillings reports New Management Enterprises Inc. of Alpena has signed a contract with Fraser Shipyards Inc. to purchase the ex U. S. Steel steamer LEON FRASER, _ including shortening the vessel by 120 feet and converting her to a bulk cement carrier. New Management Enterprise is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inland Lakes Management Inc., which has a cement hauling contract with LaFarge Corporation. Conversion work will start immediately at Fraser, with the vessel to be placed in drydock to shorten her from her present length of 640 feet to 520 feet. The shortened hull will better suit cement loading and unloading ports. Shortening, conversion, * tests, and sea trials are expected to be completed in the summer of 1991, and will provide 150 jobs at the shipyard. *** From June 6 through September 6, Michigan-Wisconsin Transportation Company will operate their car ferry BADGER two round trips a day between Ludington, Michigan and Kewaunee, Wisconsin. The one-way fare is $27.00 for adults, $13.50 for children 5 to 15 (under 5 free), and $40.00 for an automobile. Reservations can be made by calling (616) 843-2521. *** Andrie Inc. of Muskegon has been awarded the contract to remove 60,000 Cubic yards of sand from Ludington harbor. in early May, both American's CHARLES E. WILSON and USX’s MYRON C. TAYLOR ran aground after striking a sand bar while entering the harbor. The project is expected to cost $388,000 and is scheduled to be completed by July 13. *** Glendon Stewart, president of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority, announced the Authority will cut tolls to attract more traffic in the slow summer months. There will also be incentives for commodities being shipped for the first time and possibly discounts for heavy users of the system. This new plan will not be implemented until 1991, and is designed to help reverse a traffic slide that has seen seaway Cargo decline to approximately 40 million tons last year from approximately 65 million tons shipped in the late 1970's. The Authority is expecting about 42 million tons shipped this year, an increase of five percent over last year - mainly due to increased grain shipments. *** At the recent annual meeting of shareholders of Algoma Central Railway, it was announced that the company’s name would be changed to Algoma Central Corporation. In addition, Leonard N. Savoie, President of the Company, announced his retirement and Peter R. Cresswell was appointed to succeed him as President and Chief Executive Officer of Algoma Central Corporation. Mr. Cresswell, formerly Vice President and General Manager of the Marine Division, will continue to oversee the activities of this division. The Marine Division will now operate as Algoma Central Marine, a division of Algoma Central Corporation. WILLIAM J. LUKE HONORED AS 1990 HISTORIAN OF THE YEAR The Marine Historical Society of Detroit held it's 45th Annual Dinner Meeting at the St. Clair Inn on Saturday, April 21st. One hundred Society members joined in honoring Bill Luke with our organization's 22nd “Great Lakes Historian of the Year” award. Bill has been a member of our Society since May of 1948 and has served on the Advisory Council for w many years. He was vice-president for the 1963 through 1965 term and president from 1965 through 1967. Bill was appointed treasurer in June of 1979, a position he currently holds. In July of 43-11-5