Great Lakes History Blog
Journalist, writer, photographer, historian Rob Alway tells the stories of the history of the Great Lakes region, from water and land. Great Lakes History Blog is presented by Sable Points Media, a 501(c)(3) non-profit news and information organization, in partnership with Media Group 31.
Episodes
2 episodes
The Pere Marquette 16, the PM Railway's Only Wooden Car Ferry
The service of the SS Pere Marquette 16, the only wooden car ferry to operate in the Pere Marquette Railway's fleet, based in Ludington, Michigan, was a mixture of historical significance -- both good and bad.
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Goodrich Transportation Company's SS City of Ludington
In 1874, the Flint & Pere Marquette Railway reached Ludington on the shores of Lake Michigan. In anticipation of a lucrative contract the railroad, which had plans to transport freight across the Lake, the Goodrich Transportation Company of...
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