Beyond the Windswept Dunes: The Story of Maritime MichiganBeyond 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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The Story of Maritime Michigan Elizabeth B. Sherman. BEYOND THE ap of Lake Michigan g- Hep'rese'nts sites 01 shipwrecks 'Lncationiutgyleck. Half-title.
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... Shipwrecks—Michigan—Muskegon Region—History. 9. Shipwrecks—Michigan, Lake—History. I. Title. II. Series. F574.M9554 2003 977.4'57—dc21 2003002567 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National ...
... Shipwrecks—Michigan—Muskegon Region—History. 9. Shipwrecks—Michigan, Lake—History. I. Title. II. Series. F574.M9554 2003 977.4'57—dc21 2003002567 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National ...
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... Shipwrecks of Muskegon A Tragic Homecoming: The Wreck of the Granada Safe in the Sand: The Trial and the Annie Nelson Semper Paratus: The Muskegon Lifesaving Crew and the Wreck of the R. B. King “So Terrible a Reality”: The Wrecks of ...
... Shipwrecks of Muskegon A Tragic Homecoming: The Wreck of the Granada Safe in the Sand: The Trial and the Annie Nelson Semper Paratus: The Muskegon Lifesaving Crew and the Wreck of the R. B. King “So Terrible a Reality”: The Wrecks of ...
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... Shipwrecks 22 Charles H. Hackley 11 The schooner Kate Lyons 12 Captain Seth Lee 13 Mason Lumber Company with ... shipwreck 30 35 Hackley and Hume lumber mill 41 23 The scow schooner Helen 4O 45 50 59 6O 62 64 65 68 71 73 75 76 77 ...
... Shipwrecks 22 Charles H. Hackley 11 The schooner Kate Lyons 12 Captain Seth Lee 13 Mason Lumber Company with ... shipwreck 30 35 Hackley and Hume lumber mill 41 23 The scow schooner Helen 4O 45 50 59 6O 62 64 65 68 71 73 75 76 77 ...
Contents
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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 |
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