The SPCM will host an informational meeting Monday, March 15 at the Mayfair Tavern, Elberta, Michigan. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will provide...
Us old carferry sailors used to love going to the Soo Line Ship because of the close proximity of our favorite drinking establishment. We could hear them blow...
Ray, The old Grand Trunk slip in Muskegon has sat idle for years, growing over with weeds. I don't know the condition of the apron. Presently, the old...
Thank you for this very detailed reponse. I had a couple of follow up questions to some of what you wrote that I have inserted below. On 3 Mar 1999 "Andrew C....
The SPCM is currently seeking 400 pieces of 12" x 50 ft pipe, poles or culverts for mooring clusters. The SPCM would place concrete inside the pipe or...
What, if anything, is left of the carferry docks at some of the other cities around Lake Michigan that used to have ferry service, such as Kewaunee, Milwauke,...
The old Grand Trunk carferry GRAND HAVEN saw service between Florida and Cuba from @1935-@1960. It lay idle in Florida to about '66 or '67 then came back to...
Does anyone know the name of a great lakes carferry that was sold to interests in Panama, and operated between Miami and Panama.(to the best of my knowledge)....
... That would have been the Incan Superior. I think it made one round trip betwen Duluth and Thunder Bay about every 3 days. It quit running sometime in the...
Several times when I have gone back home to Minnesota, I go up to Duluth and on those trips i have seen the ferry leave heading to I believe Thunder Bay. I...
SUCCESSFUL HULL SURVEY ON S.S. CITY OF MILWAUKEE The Society for the Preservation of the S.S. City of Milwaukee has fulfilled another provision of the...
Hi all, Just wanted to let you all know that the Society for the Preservation of the S.S. City of Milwaukee's quarterly newsletter is now on-line. Regards, Max...
Ah, that's about what I expected. Does anyone know if there was an interchange with Soo at Manistique? -Warren ... 1968. i think there was a paper mill that ...
This article appeared in the Ludington Daily News today... By KEVIN BRACISZESKI Daily News Staff Writer and the Associated Press The family of a woman who...
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...
Does anyone know the status of the Arthur Atkinson that has been tied up in Ludington. Is it still there, and if so, what does the company plan to do with the...
Thank you for all the responses about the numbering system of ferries and the fate of the City of Saginaw. The numbers have long puzzled me, so I appreciate...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Hi All, This just in from Captain Dean Hobbs: The International Shipmasters Association Grand # 23 raffle results Winners: 1,000 foot trip: Camilla Ross ...
