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Mission Landing
1910
Steamboat "Skater" and two sailboats at end of the mission dock on Madeline Island.
Sailboat "Alpha"
1900
Group of people on sailboat "Alpha" at dock on Madeline Island. Captain Daniel Angus is at the tiller.
Lizzie W. at Mission Dock
1900
Sailboat Lizzie W. at the Mission Dock. Captain Daniel Russell Angus, in the white sleeves, is at the tiller. The boat was named after Elizabeth Woods, the wife of Frederick Woods.
View from Old Mission Grounds
View of cottages and Mission dock on Lake Superior on Madeline Island.
"Plowboy" Approaching the Mission Dock
1904
View from shoreline of the steamboat "Plowboy" approaching the Mission Dock at La Pointe. The Plowboy was the first steam ferry to go to Madeline Island. The boat made regular runs between Ashland,...
Leo Capser Playing Piano on Old Mission Dock
1920
Leo Capser, founder of the Madeline Island Historical Museum, sitting on a bench playing piano on the Old Mission Dock at Madeline Island.
