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The Dream Sled
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This was the first boat & sled-type wind sled built on Madeline Island. Built by Elmer Nelson for Howard Russell between 1950-1951. Had a 9-cylinder R-680-E3 Lycoming engine. The tail was a portion of a Stinson AT-19 airplane. Overall length of the wind sled was 23'6" and 7'10" wide with a carrying capacity of 6-7 persons. This wind sled was operated between Bayfield and Madeline Island from 1951-1957.
1955
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The Dream Sled
1953
This was the first boat & sled-type windsled built on Madeline Island. Built by Elmer Nelson for Howard Russell between 1950-1951. Had a 9-cylinder R-680-E3 Lycoming engine. The tail was a portion ...
Transporting Parcels on Windsled
1954
Elmer Nelson sorting through boxes of goods being transported on the "Dream Sled" windsled.
Windsled "Hurricane Hazel"
1946
Windsled "Hurricane Hazel" on Chequamegon. One man is sitting in the windsled, Another man is standing on the ice.
Ski-Type Windsled
Enclosed wooden box windsled mounted on three skis, sitting on lake ice near the shore.
Ice Fishing on Lake Superior
1942
Two men and two boys standing on ice in front of a windsled. All four are holding lake trout.
