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      Lake and Bay While the tug Leathem was at Manitowoc recently her boiler was raised about three inches; thus giving her a little better draft and making it easier to keep up steam.

 Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 9 Jan 1932     Steelstem SCHOONER DAYS XXXIII (33) The old lad's cable had run out past the seventy-fathom shackle, but he appeared to have another whole shot in the locker. He was deftly knotting gill-nets in a Bronte fish house, and at the same time looking over last Saturday's ...

     

 Marine Review (Cleveland, OH), 26 May 1892, Opposite p. 8     Built by MANITOWOC (Wis.) STEAM BOILER WORKS. Supplement MARINE REVIEW, Cleveland, O. BOILER FOR STEAMER EDWARD BUCKLEY.

 B., S., The Monthly Nautical Magazine and Quarterly Review (New York, NY: Griffiths & Bates, 1855), November 1854, pp.90-92     For the Nautical Magazine. FOUL AIR IN A STEAMBOAT'S HOLD. Gentlemen : -- I take the liberty of sending you some account of a very remarkable experience which I have just had in the physiologcal eflects of foul air, ‚-- such as may be, and in the ease I shall …

 The Monthly Nautical Magazine and Quarterly Review (New York, NY: Griffiths & Bates, 1855), May 1855, pp. 106-11     TABLES OF THE SCHOONER CHALLENGE. In giving the mould-loft tables of this vessel, it may not be improper to make a few remarks, even though the writer and the builder should be found in the same individual. We are not of those who hold, that silence is always to be …

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      National Register of Historic Places nomination for the tug ARCTIC. Includes in depth history, archaeological site description, site plans, photos and charts.

      Capt. Barney Sweeney, the oldest living master of the Goodrich Transit Co., last week passed away at his home in Manitowoc at the age of nearly 80 years. Capt. Sweeney was with the Goodrich company from its inception, a matter of fifty-five years ago., and had sailed on the lakes …

      Other Names: Rand; Official No.: 126221; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1909) as Rand 120x25x9 Owned by J. F. Sowards, Kingston 1909; H. MacMillan, Toronto 1917. Built by Burger & Burger, Manitowoc Wis. 1888. Engine 20x30 by H. P. Allis, Milwaukee. Used in coal trade, Lakes Ontario and Erie. Last used 1914.

      Other Names: Carl; Official No.: 134245; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1914) as Carl 64x16x8 Owned by Toronto Sand & Gravel Co. Engine 17x19 by Vulcan Iron Works, Milwaukee Wis.. Dredger.

      Official No.: 107423; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1907) 71x14x7 Owned by W. H. Comstock, Belleville Ont. Built by N. W. Berger & Co., Manitowoc Wis. 1902. Engine 8-16x10 by C. P. Willard, Chicago.

      Official No.: 117031; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1906) 117x24x9 Owned by F. M. Perry, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., to North Channel Trading Co., Cutler Ont. 1910. Engine 17-36x36 by King Iron Works, Buffalo, New York.; made 1876, rebuilt (compounded?) 1893.

      Official No.: 107487; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1900) 59x15x7 Owned by J. Ganley, Sault Ste. Marie Ont. 1901; Lake Superior Paper Co., Sault Ste. Marie 1917, 1927; J. F. McColman, Thessalon 1945. Tug. Removed from register 1958.

      Other Names: United States; Official No.: 154476; Previous Registration: U.S.A. (1930) as United States 247x40x15 Owned by Canada Steamship Lines. Built by Manitowoc Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Manitowoc Wisconsin 1909. Engine 22-36½-60x40 by Gunnell Machine Co, Manitowoc. Originally a passenger vessel, ended up as a most odd-looking package freighter but …

      Illustration from J. B. Mansfield, ed., History of the Great Lakes. Volume I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899.

      At Manitowoc the steambarge Edward H. Buckley, Capt. Chas. Gnewuch, was placed in the stationary dock to be ironed off for winter service. She also received new decking in the pockets. The Buckley is one of the few craft of her class on the lakes that is strictly kept in …

 Door County Advocate (Sturgeon Bay, WI), 4 Jul 1891, p. 5, column 3     Port of Manitowoc The schooner Oak Leaf is in dock having 30 feet added to her length. The tug Geo. Cooper is engaged in harbor towing at this port and finds nearly enough to keep her busy. The Arctic is also here doing similar work. A new steambarge is in …

 Manitouwoc County Herald, 16 Apr 1853     Article on p. 2 of the April 16, 1853, issue of the Manitouwoc County Herald (original spelling of Manitowoc) detailing the launch of the Schooner Colonel Glover in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on April 11, 1853.