Subject Headings: Aids to Navigation, Locomotion - Boats and Boating - Workboats, Water - Lakes
Condition: Good
Description: U. S. Life Saving Station, Upper Entry [Man to left of photo watches boat launch]
Source of Description: Back of photo [cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Roy Drier
Date of Photo: undated
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 24.5 cm x 19.5 cm
Polarity: Negative
Image No: MTU Neg 00255
Collection Name: Roy Drier Photograph Collection
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User Comments:
• This is the first location of the Portage Ship Canal Life-Saving Station. It was 3/4 mile south of the entrance on the Houghton Side of the the canal in Hancock Township. It was first used in 1885. It moved to second location in 1902 which happened to conside with when Stanton Township was formed out of Hancock Township. Keepers/Captains were Steele, Ocha and McCormick. Well known rescues were the Wallaces in Marquette November 18, 1886 when LSS crew put lifeboat on a special run train to Marquette to rescue 24 crew, and again a train with lifeboat and crew went to Marquette for the Alva Bradley Nov. 24, 1887 with rescue of 10 crew. Marquette then got a LSS station shortly thereafter. 4/7/2011 10:53:06 AM by Anonymous
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4/7/2011 10:53:06 AM by Anonymous