LOU A. CUMMINGS

The LOU A. CUMMINGS passing through the upper channel on her way to Boyne City, 1908.

BEAVER

The "BEAVER," under Capt. Campbell, entering the channel and signaling for the bridge with three blasts from her whistle. The plume of the steam whistle could be seen for miles, and the sound reached the ear long after the signal was given. It took about three seconds for the sound to reach the bridge tender, and if he happened to see the white steam plume sometimes the warning bell of the bridge would sound before the whistle was heard.

HIGH AND DRY FOR THE WINTER

Left to right: the tug CLARA BELLE; the ERIE L. HACKLEY, on the Beaver Island run; the tug NEWELL AVERY; the MARY; the CRESCENT.

LOU A. CUMMINGS

The steamer LOU CUMMINGS, on the Boyne City run; the VIOLET, a tug, undergoing and overhaul.