Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 19, 2008 8:47:48 GMT -8
and #26-30:
(Again, the reason I'm posting these all in one place is so that if you're interested, you can come back here from time-to-time and read one or 2 instalments at a time. Yeah, it's another great service proviced by this forum.)
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www.stignacenews.com/news/2007/0705/Columns/043.html
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www.stignacenews.com/news/2007/0712/Columns/027.html
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www.stignacenews.com/news/2007/0719/Columns/055.html
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www.stignacenews.com/news/2007/0726/Columns/043.html
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www.stignacenews.com/news/2007/0802/Columns/044.html
(Again, the reason I'm posting these all in one place is so that if you're interested, you can come back here from time-to-time and read one or 2 instalments at a time. Yeah, it's another great service proviced by this forum.)
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www.stignacenews.com/news/2007/0705/Columns/043.html
Autos Across Mackinac: Tourism Becomes 'Very Big Business' in 1940
Part 26: A BIG YEAR BEFORE WWII
By Les Bagley
In last week's installment, traffic continued to build in 1939, with the state boats running into 1940 before the railroad icebreakers took over the run.
Part 26: A BIG YEAR BEFORE WWII
By Les Bagley
In last week's installment, traffic continued to build in 1939, with the state boats running into 1940 before the railroad icebreakers took over the run.
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www.stignacenews.com/news/2007/0712/Columns/027.html
Autos Across Mackinac: Pere Marquette 17 Fills Need for More Ferries
Part 27 : AUTO FERRIES IN TRAINING, III
By Les Bagley
In last week's installment, the federal government stepped in to purchase the Mackinaw City and Sainte Ignace, the two smallest ferries in the state fleet of 1940. Michigan made a handsome profit by selling the boats back to the government. But that left a critical need for more ferry capacity at the Straits of Mackinac.
Part 27 : AUTO FERRIES IN TRAINING, III
By Les Bagley
In last week's installment, the federal government stepped in to purchase the Mackinaw City and Sainte Ignace, the two smallest ferries in the state fleet of 1940. Michigan made a handsome profit by selling the boats back to the government. But that left a critical need for more ferry capacity at the Straits of Mackinac.
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www.stignacenews.com/news/2007/0719/Columns/055.html
Autos Across Mackinac: Pere Marquette Becomes City of Petoskey
Part 28: BUILDING THE CAUSEWAY BEGINS
Les Bagley
In 1940, the state purchased the Pere Marquette 17 to replace two smaller ferries sold back to the federal government in the buildup for WWII. But after running the ship for hunting season, they sent her off to a Detroit area shipyard for more work. As the 1941 season got underway, few suspected the changes coming with war clouds on the horizon.
Part 28: BUILDING THE CAUSEWAY BEGINS
Les Bagley
In 1940, the state purchased the Pere Marquette 17 to replace two smaller ferries sold back to the federal government in the buildup for WWII. But after running the ship for hunting season, they sent her off to a Detroit area shipyard for more work. As the 1941 season got underway, few suspected the changes coming with war clouds on the horizon.
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www.stignacenews.com/news/2007/0726/Columns/043.html
Autos Across Mackinac: Fall Ferry Traffic Looks Like Summer Rush
Part 29: THE EARLYWAR YEARS
By Les Bagley
In our last installment, the City of Petoskey joined the fleet on the eve of WWII. The summer of 1941 saw some of the largest increases in crossstraits tourist traffic, but traffic for the war effort also continued to build.
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On the eve of WWII, Ferry Superintendent George Loughlin toured ferry operations across the country. In Seattle, he rode the ultra-modern Kalakala, operated by the Puget Sound Navigation Company. The Art Deco ferry impressed Loughlin so much that her streamlined design may have played a role in the design of a new icebreaker for Michigan, a ship which a decade later would become the Vacationland.
Part 29: THE EARLYWAR YEARS
By Les Bagley
In our last installment, the City of Petoskey joined the fleet on the eve of WWII. The summer of 1941 saw some of the largest increases in crossstraits tourist traffic, but traffic for the war effort also continued to build.
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On the eve of WWII, Ferry Superintendent George Loughlin toured ferry operations across the country. In Seattle, he rode the ultra-modern Kalakala, operated by the Puget Sound Navigation Company. The Art Deco ferry impressed Loughlin so much that her streamlined design may have played a role in the design of a new icebreaker for Michigan, a ship which a decade later would become the Vacationland.
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www.stignacenews.com/news/2007/0802/Columns/044.html
Autos Across Mackinac: Ferry Traffic Decreases With Start of WWII
PART 30: WWII Problems Come Home to the Straits
By Les Bagley
This year the St. Ignace News is serializing Les Bagley's unpublished manuscript on the history of Michigan State Ferries, the only link between the Upper and Lower Peninsulas before the Mackinac Bridge was completed 50 years ago. In our last installment, WWII began, and with it came a sharp reduction in ferry travel and tourist traffic. But there was still a glimmer of home for resort, restaurant, and hotel owners.
PART 30: WWII Problems Come Home to the Straits
By Les Bagley
This year the St. Ignace News is serializing Les Bagley's unpublished manuscript on the history of Michigan State Ferries, the only link between the Upper and Lower Peninsulas before the Mackinac Bridge was completed 50 years ago. In our last installment, WWII began, and with it came a sharp reduction in ferry travel and tourist traffic. But there was still a glimmer of home for resort, restaurant, and hotel owners.