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Michigan's Historic Attractions

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Booklet published by the Michigan History Division, Michigan Department of State. The cover has an oil painting of the Ford Rouge Plant, by Charles Sheeler, 1931, and a stamp from State Representative Paul Hillegonds. The text has a historical overview of the state, regional maps and travel guide highlights for every county. The lone entry for Allegan County is the S.S. Keewatin on page 16. The back cover has information about the Michigan History Division. 32 pages including self cover.
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Inside front cover Page 16 Allegan County; 38 S.S. Keewatin - Foot of Hamilton Avenue in Douglas, on Lake Kalamazoo. The Keewatin was built in Scotland in 1907 and plied a route between Georgian Bay and Lake Superior from 1908 to 1965. She is the last surviving passenger cruise ship on the Great Lakes. When restoration is completed, the Keewatin will be a museum of Great Lakes and local shipping history. The fifty-six-year-old tugboat nearby is the Reiss, one of the last steam tugs on the Great Lakes. Fee for tour of the Keewatin: adults, $1.00; children, 50ยข. back cover

2024.25.03

Winthers, Sally

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Stackhouse, Kathryn

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Keewatin (ship)Reiss (boat) 1913-

06/04/2024

06/04/2024