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A Gallery of Fishtown Tugs

April 5, 2010 / Fishtown / Fish Tugs, Galleries
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A photo that captures both sail-powered mackinaw boats and boats that were converted to gasoline engines, ca. 1905. Barbara Gentile Collection. The Morning Dip was converted from sail to gasoline power. Leelanau Historical Society. Hank Steffens and Louis Stallman replaced their wood tug the Helen S with the ?Mary Ann? in 1958. Leelanau Historical Society. Wood tug Irene, late 1920s. The Wolverine docked beside the Price Shanties. Leelanau Historical Society. Francis Clark. Courtesy of Alan Priest. The Helen S, early 1930s. Courtesy of Bill Carlson. Boy fishing off a tug, with Pete Carlson on the Good Will in the background. Courtesy of Bill Carlson. The Nu Deal was named for FDR's Depression-era "New Deal" programs. Leelanau Historical Society. Etta coming into Fishtown. Leelanau Historical Society. The Manitou Island mail boat, Fern L, early 1930s. Leelanau Historical Society. Helen S and Irene. Leelanau Historical Society. Argo, based in Fishtown, was used as part of Michigan Sea Grant search in commercial fishing techniques. Courtesy of Glenn Garthe. The Mary Ann loose from her moorings, mid-1970s. Courtesy of Glenn Garthe. Francis Clark, owned by Ross Lang, 1980s. Joy and Janice Sue, April 2006. Courtesy of Keith Burnham.

3 comments on “A Gallery of Fishtown Tugs”

  1. carl carlson says:
    September 8, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    are any of these photos available for purchase?

    thanks

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  2. Jim Listerman says:
    January 31, 2013 at 6:16 pm

    Fishtown Preservation–

    Thank you for making photo’s available on your website.

    Every trip I make to Michigan includes stop at Leland and Fishtown. Personally believe Fishtown is Michigan’s “Most Photographed” and “Favorite Stop” for tourists.

    Jim Listerman
    Cincinnati, Ohio

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  3. Bob Thiry says:
    April 9, 2016 at 3:58 pm

    Roen Salvage (Sturgeon Bay, WI) constructed the stone breakwall at Leland; there was one huge stone that wouldn’t really fit anywhere so it was saved for the very end of the structure.
    Pleasant memories but we always wondered why the Wisconsin marine construction companies always worked in Michigan & the Michigan companies worked in WI.

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