Maritime History of the Great Lakes

In the Offing at Oswego harbor

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Posted by Austin R. Griffith, 30 December 2021 at 18:48

I have to believe, after looking closely at the tug, it is the E.P. Ross, built 1874. Although stationed in Fairhaven until 1885, it isn't entirely improbable that she may have towed a schooner into the harbor a mere 20 miles away from her home port.

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In the Offing at Oswego harbor


Photograph of a tugboat towing a schooner between the piers and into Oswego harbor