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- Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 18 Apr, 1882What the newspaper of 1882 took to be a huge but ugly vessel was actually the first metal steamer built specifically as a bulk freighter, and has a familiar look to we moderns. Built at the Globe Iron Works at Buffalo, ONOKO was the largest vessel on the lakes at …What the newspaper of 1882 took to be a huge but ugly vessel was actually the first metal steamer built specifically as a bulk freighter, and has a familiar look …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), June 7, 1882Large quantities of eggs, purchased throughout Michigan, are sent per steamer J. W. Steinhoff to Chatham (Ont.) where they are frozen and shipped abroad.Large quantities of eggs, purchased throughout Michigan, are sent per steamer J. W. Steinhoff to Chatham (Ont.) where they are frozen and shipped abroad.Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Tues, Oct 3, 1882A BAD CRASH AND A WONDERFUL PATCHING The schooner G. S. Hazard arrived on Friday evening in a badly damaged condition. She was towed down by the propeller Jay Gould, both vessel belonging to the Union steamboat company. Meeting heavy, hard wind on this lake they put in under ...A BAD CRASH AND A WONDERFUL PATCHING The schooner G. S. Hazard arrived on Friday evening in a badly damaged condition. She was towed down by the propeller Jay Gould, …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), October 14, 1882Toward the end of the 19th century, the papers made much of the practice among vessel owners of continuing to use old wooden schooners until they were barely able to float. Indeed, statistics show that as high as 80% of all wooden vessel were used until wrecked, rather than being …Toward the end of the 19th century, the papers made much of the practice among vessel owners of continuing to use old wooden schooners until they were barely able to …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Nov 7, 1882The Stannard Rock light is located fifty miles north of Marquette, and is one of the most isolated lighthouses in the U.S. For the whole story and images of the light, see http://terrypepper.com/lights/superior/stannards/stannards.htmThe Stannard Rock light is located fifty miles north of Marquette, and is one of the most isolated lighthouses in the U.S. For the whole story and images of the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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