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"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,...
La Pointe Town Hall
May 16, 1973
Front view of the La Pointe Town Hall on Madeline Island.
"Nichevo II"
May 16, 1973
Steel-hulled ferry "Nichevo II" at the city dock in La Pointe. The "Nichevo II" began service in 1962. It was built by Fraser Shipyards of Superior for Harry Nelson. It is a drive-through ferry tha...
View from Old Mission Grounds
View of cottages and Mission dock on Lake Superior on Madeline Island.
Sailboat "Alpha"
1900
Group of people on sailboat "Alpha" at dock on Madeline Island. Captain Daniel Angus is at the tiller.
"Idora" at Mission Stub Dock
1910
View from shoreline of the steamboat "Idora," owned by Charles Russell, docked at the Mission 'stub dock' on Madeline Island. A group of people are on board as two men cast the boat from the dock. ...
