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Ships - Concord |
Harbors, Docks, Water, Lakes, Ships, Passenger Ships |
Concord at dock a little east of Quincy Stamp Mill. Note: Ice road on lake - Houghton across lake. [Image of the vessel at dock. Many tree stumps can be seen near the dock.] Scanned: March 12, 2007 |
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Plow Boy Tour Boat |
Persons, Water, Lakes, Ships, Passenger Ships, Ferries |
White City Portage Canal Tour Boat [View of the Plow Boy and passengers at small dock. The side of the ship states "The Canal Route - Leave Houghton 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. - Moonlight Excursion - Fare 50 cents Round Trip - Children 25 Cents."] Scanned: February 16, 2010 |
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Ships - Octorara |
Locomotion, Boats and Boating, Ships, Passenger Ships, Water, Lakes |
The Octorara on the St. Clair River [One of three palatial cruise ships owned by the "Anchor Line" of the Pennsylvania Railroad built between 1900 and 1905. Each ship was engaged in a nine day circuit of the Great Lakes with one docking at Houghton every three days. The other ships in the fleet were the Tionesta and the Juniata.] Scanned: February 12, 2007 |
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Ships - Juniata |
Locomotion, Boats and Boating, Ships, Passenger Ships, Water, Lakes |
Juniata "steaming up" showing east Hancock and No. 4 shaft on Quincy Hill. [One of three palatial cruise ships owned by the "Anchor Line" of the Pennsylvania Railroad built between 1900 and 1905. Each ship was engaged in a nine day circuit of the Great Lakes with one docking at Houghton every three days. The other ships in the fleet were the Octorara and the Tionesta.] Scanned: February 12, 2007 |
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Ships - George M.. Cox |
Locomotion, Boats and Boating, Ships, Passenger Ships, Water, Lakes |
Photo of the George M. Cox taken a week after the ship struck a reef near Rock of Ages, Isle Royale. The craft slipped off the reef in October of the same year. [The ship is pictured with it's bow section in the water.] Scanned: February 12, 2007 |
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Ships - Tionesta |
Locomotion, Boats and Boating, Ships, Passenger Ships, Water, Lakes |
The Tionesta on Portage Lake [One of three palatial cruise ships owned by the "Anchor Line" of the Pennsylvania Railroad built between 1900 and 1905. Each ship was engaged in a nine day circuit of the Great Lakes with one docking at Houghton every three days. The other ships in the fleet were the Octorara and the Juniata.] Scanned: February 12, 2007 |
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Ships - Ranger III |
Locomotion, Boats and Boating, Water, Lakes, Ships, Passenger Ships |
[Photo of the Ranger III on it's way to Isle Royale. The ship was built in 1958 in Sturgeon Bay, WI at a cost of $1,200,000. It carries 123 passengers and eighty tons of freight during the summer passenger season. The Ranger III is the largest piece of moving equipment owned by the National Park Service] Scanned: February 16, 2007 |
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Ships - Str. International |
Ships, Passenger Ships, Ferries, Water, Lakes, Persons |
Str. International, built 1889. Buffalo 81' x 26' x 7'. On Hancock Entry run. Taken August 20, 1910. Burned at White City, Entry. [A woman in period dress stands on the shore watching the ship pass.] Scanned: March 4, 2010 |
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Ships - Str. Uarda and Scow Pilgrim |
Ships, Passenger Ships, Ferries, Water, Lakes, Persons |
Str. Uarda and scow Pilgrim - Built 1881 Buffalo 95' x 17' x 8'. Taken July 1910. On Hancock - Lower Entry run. Burned west of M.R.R.R. dock about 1915. [Both of the vessels are filled to capacity and pass each other closely.] Scanned: February 26, 2007 |
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Tugs - James W. Croze |
Ships, Passenger Ships, Manners and Customs, Clothing and Dress, Water, Lakes |
Tug James W. Croze and picnic scow at Cooks Bay, east of Arnes dock West Hancock. [Image of the scow filled to capacity.] Scanned: February 21, 2007 |