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| Marine Historical Society of Detroit posted Great Lakes Towing Company's wrecking tug Favorite (2) seen removing rail cars from the capsized car ferry Ann Arbor No. 4 in June of 1909 at Manistique, MI. It appears that there is already another ore car on the forward deck of the tug, sitting upside down. Unknown photographer. Father Dowling collection/MHSD. The ferry capsized and sank at its slip in Manistique on May 29, 1909 after a switching error placed 8 fully loaded cars of iron ore on the port wing (outside) track with no cars on the starboard wing track. Contributing to the sinking were open deadlights on the ferry. Over the years Great Lakes Towing has had three wrecking tugs and a floating dry dock that carried the name Favorite. This was their second wrecking tug, built in 1907 by the Buffalo Dry Dock Company. Judy Barnes-DePeal shared |
I'm saving a satellite image in case someone clears up the shorline.
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The east/east railroad was the SOO (Wisconsin Central). The M&LS was the Manistique & Lake Superior, an Ann Arbor subsidiary. The ferry ran to Frankfort, MI. I can't figure out what was on the long skinny islands in the middle of the river.
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| 1931 Cook NE and Manisque Quads @ 31,680 |
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| EarthExplorer: Nov 10, 1953 @ 17,000; AR1VBL000020141 |
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