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"Louis Moe" Sailboat
1902
Ole Christinson, Dick Hanson, Fred Hanson, and Herman Johnson, Sr., onboard sailboat "Louis Moe" along the shore of Sand Island.
Sailboat "Alpha"
1900
Group of people on sailboat "Alpha" at dock on Madeline Island. Captain Daniel Angus is at the tiller.
Apostle Island Picnic
circa 1910-1919
Group having a picnic on the shore of an Apostle Island. There is a large sailboat behind the group.
Off Madeline Island
circa 1910-1919
View across water towards two schooners off the shore of Madeline Island, one of the islands that comprise the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. Two large two-story houses are on the shore in the d...
Turvill's New Sailboat
August 27, 1896
View from rocky shoreline of Turvill's new sailboat tied to a dock. A women is standing on the narrow wooden dock. A man is standing in the sailboat, with his face blocked by the full sail. On the ...
"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,...
