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State Ferry Service Marker - upper images

Caption: State Ferry Service Marker - upper images
Additional Description: Top: Ariel (1923 - 1926)
The first state ferry was a wooden-hulled ship built in 1881, which carried 16-20 cars. Its low profile prevented operation on stormy days when waves were high.

Bottom: Straits of Mackinac (1928 - 1957)
Built specifically for the Straits with upper deck loaded by an elevator on the dock. Collided with the ferry "City of Cheboygan" in 1937, resulting in one fatality when a large kettle of boiling soup fell on the ship's cook.
Submitted: September 18, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
Database Locator Identification Number: p493917
File Size: 2.851 Megabytes

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