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Docking Ferry Boat in December
December 1948
Two men docking a ferry boat at La Pointe in December. Ferry service closed two days after this photograph was taken.
Arrival of "Woodrush"
1949
View from dock of the U.S. Coast Guard ship "Woodrush" arriving at the La Pointe dock to clear ice. Two trucks are on the dock, one with a piano.
Windsled near Pier
February 1948
Elevated view of the enclosed wind sled shaped like the Maybe, sitting on the ice with La Pointe dock on the left.
Modern Windsled
May 1954
Windsled used to transport passengers and goods between Madeline Island and Bayfield. This image was in Ross' book, "La Pointe: Village Outpost".
