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Juno Re v i s i t e d - cont'd. ago, a temp or ar y harbour was built into Wil low Lake, where ships could come and load with gravel from our beach and carry it off for the bu il di ng of the We lland (Ship) Canal. An old ship, the JUNO, and the ERIE BELLE, a scow, were used to make the harbour. The lake was dredged and a long emb ankment of sand thrown up along the edge of W i l l o w Lake. A long, low bunkhouse for the wo rk m e n was built on Cedarc res t side of the lake. This was the first bui ld in g to appear on Cedarcrest, wh ich was nameless at that time. "After its work was finished, the tempor ary harbour was ab and one d and left to be b a t te re d by the winds and water, and scatt ere d hither and yon. Now all that remains to remind us of this episode in our his tor y is one small bit of sand bank b o rd er in g W i l l o w Lake, the fishing banks which are the u nde rw at er remains of the harbour, and 'The Old Wreck' wh ich has put in an ap pearance once a g a i n . " And so we now know how JUNO came to be at Port Darlington. It would that, if she op erated at all for Canada Steamship Lines, it was bri ef ly in the period im m e d i at el y follo win g the compa ny' s format ion 1913. But even in her "sunset years", she proved useful when she and BELLE were put to use at Port Darlington, where her bones remain to day. * * * * * SEAWAY SHIPS Member Rene Beauc ha mp advises that his 1990 index, "Seaway Ships", is now available, the eighth annual edition of this booklet. Followers of Rene's Seaway index will realize the value of this co mp reh ens ive listing of vessels making their first Seaway passages, together with numerous other facts of interest about ships using the waterway. The cover of the 1990 issue features a striking colour photo of MANTA DOC in the St. Lambert Lock. Members in te r e s t ed in o b ta ini ng the 1990 issue should address Rene Beauchamp, 9041 Bellerive, Montreal, Quebec H1L 3S5. The cost will be $ 7 . 50 to either Canada or the Un it ed States, that sum in clu din g the cost of packing and postage. * * * * * C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S TO A MEMBER We extend h e ar tie st c o n g r a t u la ti on s to longtime T. M . H . S. member Duff G. Brace, of Ashtabula, Ohio, who on April 13 was invested as Marine His to ri an of the Year by the Marine Hi st or ic al Soc iet y of Detroit. Duff sailed the lakes years ago and has been a marine hi sto ria n for many years. He curr ent ly is curator of the local marine mus eum at Ashtabula, and richly deserves this recent award. He joins an impressive group of historians, many also members of T. M . H . S., who have been honou red by our sister Society in Detroit. * * * * * WE REGRET In our March and April issues, there ap pe are d men ti on of a possible sale of the long-idle steamer L. E. BLOCK and her possible c on ve rs io n for use in a special ty trade. Much as it would be pleasant to see this handsome vessel back in active service, we must advise that such reports are not correct. We are info rm ed that no such sale has taken place. In addition, we are advised that the steamer did not sustain damage during her use as a cement storage hull at South Chicago some years ago. We apologize for our inadve rt ent mis st at em en t and we sincer ely inc onv eni en ce or e m b a rr as sm en t which it may have occasioned. regret any seem only in ERIE this