rhorton@... Thanks for your subscription to the carferry list. Carferries served 26 different ports on the Great Lakes. This list will mainly...
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Sscitymilw@xxx.xxx
Jan 29, 1999 4:36 pm
Greetings, I was wondering if Sylvan would be interested in producing a model of a Great Lakes Carferry. My preservation society is working to preserve the...
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 2, 1999 2:16 am
... The Carferries of Ludington--Cyber News Vol 3 February 1, 1999 No.04 ... The good news is: Lake Michigan Carferry's ticket office will be opening in a...
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Sscitymilw@xxx.xxx
Feb 2, 1999 3:49 pm
Greetings, I would like to thank all who have joined the list so far. Here are a few suggested carferry articles that have appeared in various publications. ...
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 2, 1999 6:13 pm
Hi All, This just in from Captain Dean Hobbs: The International Shipmasters Association Grand # 23 raffle results Winners: 1,000 foot trip: Camilla Ross ...
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 4, 1999 5:20 pm
Hi All, There was something interesting in Paul Peterson's "Around Town" column in yesterday's Daily News. Lake Michigan Carferry is going to publish their own...
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Ray Horton
rhorton@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 7, 1999 8:25 am
Where is the Arthur K. Atkison now and what is it's status? --Ray--...
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bigbobs61@xxxxx.xxxxx...
bigbobs61@xxxxx.xxxxx...
Feb 7, 1999 5:41 pm
The ATKINSON is moored in Ludington, MI. She looks to be in pretty poor condition and her future does not look too promising....
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 8, 1999 1:48 am
... Yes, the Atkinson is getting pretty rough! I know that the owners of LMC Carferry would rather have her moored someplace else. I think that Contessa...
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Sscitymilw@xxx.xxx
Feb 8, 1999 12:33 pm
In a message dated 2/7/99 8:52:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, msh@... writes: << Yes, the Atkinson is getting pretty rough! I know that the owners of...
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Shawn Burgess-Keith
TBirdRag@xxxxx.xxxx
Feb 9, 1999 2:53 pm
Can anyone tell me where the Viking is currently moored? I've never seen her in person, and would like the chance if I'm anywhere near her. Also interested in...
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 10, 1999 1:02 am
... Hi Shawn, The Viking, last I heard, is in Erie Pennsilvania. I don't know what her status is...I had heard a while back that she would most likely be ...
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Sscitymilw@xxx.xxx
Feb 10, 1999 2:46 pm
In a message dated 2/9/99 9:55:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, TBirdRag@... writes: << Subj: [carferry] Viking / Roanoke Date: 2/9/99 9:55:55 AM Eastern...
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 10, 1999 3:41 pm
... The Carferries of Ludington--Cyber News Vol 3 February 10, 1999 No.05 ... Photo of the week: The Pere Marquette Line Steamers "Virginia"; at Ludington...
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 10, 1999 5:05 pm
Hi All, I am pleased to announce that beginning this week, there will be a prize for the winners of the weekly trivia question. Thanks to Paul Rauth of ...
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Sscitymilw@xxx.xxx
Feb 11, 1999 6:49 pm
The following article appeared in the February 10, 1999, issue of the Benzie County Record-Patriot, pages 1 and 13. No author was listed. Carferry likely to...
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Sscitymilw@xxx.xxx
Feb 11, 1999 7:03 pm
The Traverse City Record-Eagle also has some information on the carferry SS City of Milwaukee, at http://www.record-eagle.com/1999/feb/03ferry.htm The...
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 12, 1999 12:54 am
**PRESS RELEASE** **FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION** The Village of Elberta and the Society for the Preservation of the S.S. City of Milwaukee are pleased to...
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 14, 1999 9:18 pm
Hi all, Here is the text of an article that was sent to me by Diane Ryan of New York on one of the trips of the former City of Midland 41, now a barge. There...
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 16, 1999 11:36 pm
Hi All, I am working on a new feature to debut on The Carferries of Ludington (and possibly the S.S. City of Milwaukee site) hopefully this week, tentatively...
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 17, 1999 1:03 am
... The Carferries of Ludington--Cyber News Vol 3 February 16, 1999 No.06 ... Photo of the week: The City of Saginaw 31, from the Harold "Lucky" Lafleur...
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Ray Horton
rhorton@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 18, 1999 2:03 am
... Thanks for the historical info. Two quick questions I have are: 1. When was the City of Saginaw 31 retired and scrapped? 2. Was there any kind of title or...
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Ray Horton
rhorton@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 18, 1999 2:10 am
What was the meaning of the numbers in the names of many Great Lakes carferrys? I doubt there were 40 other ferrys name "City of Midland" before the one that...
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bigbobs61@xxxxx.xxxxx...
bigbobs61@xxxxx.xxxxx...
Feb 18, 1999 2:25 am
The first car ferry for the Pere Marquette was named simply PERE MARQUETTE with no number attached. As the fleet expanded, rather than give te ship a regular...
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Robert VandeVusse
rvand@xxxxx.xxx.xx.xxx
Feb 18, 1999 6:10 am
Ray, The 31 was in sevice until 1971, when she was sent to the shipyard in Manitowoc for an overhaul. While there, she caught fire and was damaged beyond...
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 18, 1999 3:09 am
... Hi Roy, The City of Saginaw 31 caught on fire in 1971 while in Manitowoc and was scrapped 2 years later. As far as I know, there was no speed award, but ...
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Max S. Hanley
msh@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 18, 1999 3:16 am
... The Pere Marquette numbering system seems confusing, but the railroad did have a system. Starting with the carferry Pere Marquette in 1897, she was...
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Robert Swanson
arrg@xxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 18, 1999 3:40 am
Does anyone know the fate of the Ann Arbor Carferry-The City of Greenbay? I have always wondered what happened to it. I worked on it for a short time when...
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bigbobs61@xxxxx.xxxxx...
bigbobs61@xxxxx.xxxxx...
Feb 18, 1999 3:54 am
The CITY OF GREEN BAY (ex-WABASH) was scrapped in 1974- I believe in Spain. The VIKING is languishing in Erie, PA and her future is uncertain. The people who...
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Warren Hiltz
warren82@xxxxx.xxxx
Feb 18, 1999 9:17 pm
I'm interested in learning about the Wabash subsidiary Manistique & Lake Superior that ran in Upper Michigan. What ferry was used to connect to this line? What...
