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Caption: 1952 - Vactionland (lower right image)
Additional Description: In the winter of 1952, the Highway Department acquired the 10,000 horsepower Vacationland. Built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge, Michigan, it cost over $4.7 million. With a 75 foot beam, 360 foot length and carrying capacity of nearly 150 cars and trucks, the Vacationland became the queen of the fleeet. She was equipped with a bow propeller to serve as an icebreaker, allowing service to continue well into the winter months.
Submitted: August 21, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
Database Locator Identification Number: p488905
File Size: 2.425 Megabytes

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