Have some more auctions running on eBay this week http://shop.ebay.com/43bob/m.html?_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1 Offered are various issues of 'Know Your Ships'; 3...
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Robert Strauss
ss43bob
Jun 21, 2010 6:30 pm
Just a reminder that it is less than 2 weeks til the CoM Silent Auction on Saturday, July 3. Everything from household goods to collectibale will be available...
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Kujawa's
kujawa61550
Jun 26, 2010 1:36 am
Hi Everyone: Saw this card on Ebay: ...
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dan coburn
danalicob
Jun 26, 2010 2:25 am
________________________________ From: Kujawa's <xark@...> To: carferry@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 9:35:07 PM Subject: [carferry] Northport...
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Kujawa's
kujawa61550
Jun 27, 2010 2:20 am
Hi Dan: Thanks, I'll look again at the photos. The USDA took photos way back in the 30's and I noticed that some states or libraries have them up on the web ...
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pepsi24tony5
Jun 29, 2010 11:31 pm
Hello Group, I purchased David Petersen's book off E-Bay, & recieved it a couple of days ago,just like all the other "Images of America" book's, it's great....
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pepsi24tony5
Jun 30, 2010 12:11 am
Hello Roger, Did you get a copy of the photo from E-Bay??? When I looked it was gone already. With out looking it up, when did the Carferries stop sailing out...
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Kujawa's
kujawa61550
Jul 1, 2010 12:55 am
Hi Bob: I put a cop of the photo in the photo section under Northport. Not sure of exact date but it was around 190o. Roger...
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mark49858
Jul 8, 2010 8:19 am
The Viking is currently docked at the K&K warehouse dock in Menominee Mi. Anybody know why it is here?...
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Bernard
bfh4n
Jul 8, 2010 5:18 pm
Hi Mark, Viking has been there since about 2002. It belongs to K&K. They had plans to use it for hauling wood pulp, but, as far as I know, have never...
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Mike
atsf1014me
Jul 8, 2010 7:11 pm
It's owned by K&K, and last I heard is for sale for $2.2M. Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Mike
atsf1014me
Jul 9, 2010 12:08 am
Recent photos on boatnerd.com show her looking pretty good, all things considered. Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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mark_mathu
Jul 9, 2010 4:04 am
... The poll is closed - here are the results! Badger 43 (C&O) 28% Spartan 42 (C&O) 15% City of Milwaukee (GT) 13% City of Midland 41 (PM) 11% Viking (AA) 11% ...
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Robert Strauss
ss43bob
Jul 9, 2010 4:13 am
The Viking's paint is a little weather-worn, but otherwise looks to be in good shape. The rails on the car deck were removed in the last year or two. The barge...
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sscitymilw@...
sscitymilw
Jul 9, 2010 6:58 pm
Hi everyone, Linda advises that copies of "Fitful" are now available in the gift shop for $20 plus tax. Thanks, George [Non-text portions of this message have...
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sscitymilw@...
sscitymilw
Jul 13, 2010 6:56 pm
Business After Hours July 15 The S.S. City of Milwaukee NHL/USCGC Acacia and Marquette Rail will host Business After Hours July 15 from 5 pm to 7 pm on the...
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Robert Strauss
ss43bob
Jul 17, 2010 2:02 am
Link to a July 13 article in the Ludington Daily News.. http://www.ludingtondailynews.com/news/50762 Not totally surprised they are considering this option....
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carferry@yahoogroups....
Jul 17, 2010 2:35 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the carferry group: With the distinct possibility of the dieselization of the Badger on the horizon,...
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sscitymilw@...
sscitymilw
Jul 17, 2010 12:52 pm
Hi everyone, Just wanted to advise that with the help of Recover Michigan, the Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Michigan Non-profit Association, we now...
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Keith Meacham
soonut63
Jul 17, 2010 3:07 pm
Group: I've been told that Ann Arbor's funnel stripe color was Silver at one point. Does anyone know if this is true and if so, what year did AA switch to...
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pepsi24tony5
Jul 17, 2010 11:24 pm
Hello Keith, Not sure about year it changed to white, if ever, but when the Atkinson was idle at Frankfort, it had silver stripe with AA on funnel, then when...
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Jerry Klopfer
jerry_gtw
Jul 17, 2010 11:25 pm
Keith, I'm not sure they ever changed to white. The Atkinson had silver all the time it sat in layup at Elberta. In my estimation, all of the photos...
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Jerry Klopfer
jerry_gtw
Jul 18, 2010 4:42 pm
Conversion to diesel is probably the best course of action for the long term. Spartan should be done as well, so they can expand their market. Converting the...
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Robert Strauss
ss43bob
Jul 18, 2010 9:30 pm
I don't see them doing the Spartan. There is no additional Wisconsin port to sail from:Lake Express has exclusive rights to Milwaukee, and no other port has...
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dasloganboot
Jul 18, 2010 10:54 pm
I am not sure of the exact dates for the stack heraldry, but the AA letters (in red) were first painted on a white backround. This was first adopted sometime...
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Erik Jonasson
cmstpps
Jul 18, 2010 11:04 pm
Art, Â Did the rest of the AA fleet get silver striping after the AKA came out ? Looks like AA 7 for instance had silver bands ? Â Erik ... From:...
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bblaus@...
caerr317
Jul 18, 2010 11:24 pm
Living in Wisconsin over summer and a patron of the Badger, it's schedule is most inconvenient. I wish they had a reverse schedule, doubling the frequency....
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Allan Bigelow
amb3573
Jul 19, 2010 4:48 am
How long would it take to convert the Badger to Diesel? I remember hearing nine years ago when they were talking about refiting the Spartan into the Wisconsin...
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Randy Yeo
deckstirparnell
Jul 19, 2010 10:32 am
Last fall on our Yahoo group outing on the Badger, we discussed this with Chief Kulka in the engine room. He said if they did choose converting her to a diesel...
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Erik Jonasson
cmstpps
Jul 19, 2010 3:26 pm
Hi Group, Â Repowering wouldn't take 2 years, if repowering of lakers over the past few years is any indication. The Interlake repowerings of the Lee A...
