In celebration of the semiquincentennial of the United States, Mason County Press and the Mason County Historical Society present a new weekly series: This Week in Mason County History. This series will feature historic headlines and stories from a select newspaper that is in the historical society’s Rose Hawley Archives. Compiled by Rob Alway, Mason County Press Editor-in-Chief The following…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief In December, Mason County Press launched a Great Lakes History Log series entitled Masters of the PM Steamers. This series features the stories of the captains of the Ludington-based railroad maritime fleet, which included the carferries and their predecessors, the break-bulk “black boats.” This series is being presented on MCP in a chronological sequence, beginning in…
This Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union and the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum. Masters of the PM Steamers By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Grounding the PM 19 On Feb. 6, 1904, the Pere Marquette 19, which had been in service for just over two months, went aground on Fox Point, Wis., while approaching Milwaukee in the…
This Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union and the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Call it a miracle, good luck, or skill. But, on July 23, 1915, Frederick G. Snow, 33, of Ludington survived the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes. Had the event happened three days earlier, he never even…
This Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union and the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum. Masters of the PM Steamers By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Captain Joseph Russell had a remarkable career that consisted of many historical milestones. The first ship he sailed on was the acclaimed schooner Clipper City. He was the inaugural captain of the first…
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