Beyond the Windswept Dunes: The Story of Maritime MichiganWayne State University Press, 1 juni 2003 - 216 sidor Beyond the Windswept Dunes takes the reader into a world of maritime adventure as it was experienced by the sailors, passengers, rescue workers, shipping magnates, industrialists, and many other people whose livelihoods revolved around Michigan’s port city of Muskegon. At one time the leading edge of westward expansion, Muskegon was a place where lumbering and lakers merged and where rails met decks, a place situated midway along the coast of a great and sometimes stormy inland sea. Here Elizabeth Sherman offers both a shipping history and a portrait of the city. The events covered range from the visit by the British sloop H.M.S. Felicity in 1779 through Muskegon’s boom years as "Lumber Queen of the World," from the city’s revitalization with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway to its recent establishment of a floating museum complex for historic naval vessels. The book’s focus is on the ships themselves—such as the Lyman M. Davis, Salvor, Highway 16, and Milwaukee Clipper—vessels that were noteworthy for being the first of their kind or for their popularity, unusual and distinctive careers, or tragic losses. A number of ships were lost in Lake Michigan near Muskegon Harbor, and the stories of some of the most notable wrecks and rescue missions appear in this book, including the psychic intervention that led the William Nelson to the exciting rescue of the crew aboard the sinking Our Son. The book offers many first-hand statements of shipwreck survivors and other witnesses, lending an authentic voice to the accounts. |
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... heroic actions saved lives. In late October 1875, a violent gale struck Lake Michigan as the coal-laden schooner Hubbard was making her way to Chicago. Captain Seth Lee ([P94—01 1] Muskegon County Museum). The vessel. I2 CHAPTER 2.
... heroic actions saved lives. In late October 1875, a violent gale struck Lake Michigan as the coal-laden schooner Hubbard was making her way to Chicago. Captain Seth Lee ([P94—01 1] Muskegon County Museum). The vessel. I2 CHAPTER 2.
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... Saving Station (later the US. Coast Guard Station). Summertime saw Chicago vacationers come to stay at the Sherman House, a popular resort established in 1874 by Captain E. B. Fuller. Muskegon residents also made excursions—often on one ...
... Saving Station (later the US. Coast Guard Station). Summertime saw Chicago vacationers come to stay at the Sherman House, a popular resort established in 1874 by Captain E. B. Fuller. Muskegon residents also made excursions—often on one ...
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... Saving Station in Muskegon was built in 1878 on the north side of the channel, about halfway between the two lakes. However, it was moved to a site further west in 1883. With plans to widen the channel, the decision was made in 1905 to ...
... Saving Station in Muskegon was built in 1878 on the north side of the channel, about halfway between the two lakes. However, it was moved to a site further west in 1883. With plans to widen the channel, the decision was made in 1905 to ...
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... , but in good spirits. The people from this place go out tomorrow to bury the dead, and save what they can from the wreck.51 More details of the Neptune shipwreck and aftermath appeared in 25 Lumber Days on Muskegon's Waterfront.
... , but in good spirits. The people from this place go out tomorrow to bury the dead, and save what they can from the wreck.51 More details of the Neptune shipwreck and aftermath appeared in 25 Lumber Days on Muskegon's Waterfront.
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... saved from the Lexington”; but we can for no idea of more dreadful endurance that this case exhibits; and those acquainted with the fiercely cold scenes exhibited on the frozen beach of our northern lakes in a winter's storm, with the ...
... saved from the Lexington”; but we can for no idea of more dreadful endurance that this case exhibits; and those acquainted with the fiercely cold scenes exhibited on the frozen beach of our northern lakes in a winter's storm, with the ...
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3 Steamships and Car Ferries of Muskegon | 53 |
4 Maritime Muskegon in the Twentieth Century | 113 |
New Ships and Old | 151 |
The Good Captain | 155 |
Angus LinklaterThe Granada | 157 |
Capt J D DunbarThe R B King | 159 |
Frank BlakefieldThe Erie L Hackley | 169 |
Doc Ray CookeThe Alabama | 171 |
Guy E JonesThe Naomi | 175 |
Capt Edward MillerThe Muskegon | 177 |
Lyman NedeauThe Salvor | 181 |
Notes | 185 |
Glossary | 193 |
Bibliography | 197 |
Frank DulachThe Waukesha | 161 |
Frank Dulach Reiterates | 165 |
Toronto Evening TelegramThe Lyman M Davis | 167 |
Index | 207 |
Back_Cover
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Beyond the Windswept Dunes: The Story of Maritime Muskegon Elizabeth B. Sherman Begränsad förhandsgranskning - 2003 |
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