Category Archives: Transportation

Cassville Ferry

Posted on June 21, 2006 by Roger

This morning, we left our bed and breakfast and headed up into Wisconsin. We spent a rainy morning at Stonefield State Historic Site, which we had almost to ourselves. After lunch, we toured the Nelson Dewey home. Dewey was once … Continue reading →

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Duluth Harbor Lighthouses — Duluth, Minnesota

Posted on July 5, 1996 by Roger

As we passed through Duluth, we parked and hung out around the harbor for an hour or so watching tankers heading out into Lake Superior. Each time a ship went by, the aerial lift bridge went up. It was a … Continue reading →

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U.S.S. Cobia — Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Posted on November 22, 1995 by Roger

We stopped at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum on Lake Michigan in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The museum was well done, but not very large. The most interesting feature was the U.S.S. Cobia, a WWII submarine docked in the river next to the … Continue reading →

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William A. Irvin — Duluth, Minnesota

Posted on July 17, 1995 by Roger

We took a day trip to Duluth. We spent the morning in a railroad museum, then split up. The rest of the family went out to lunch while my daughter and I toured the William A. Irvin, a Great Lakes … Continue reading →

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S.S. Badger — Ludington, Michigan

Posted on July 11, 1994 by Roger

This was one of those things that it was really fun to do once. Instead of driving around the south end of Lake Michigan and fighting our way through Chicago traffic, we stayed overnight in Ludington, Michigan, then took the … Continue reading →

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