Excursion Steamer Cadillac, Cleveland Bound, Erieau, Ontario, Canada

Excursion Steamer Cadillac, Cleveland Bound, Erieau, Ontario, Canada
Year: 
1947
Publisher: 
Geo. W. James Series
Type(s): 
Postcard
Language: 
English
Source: 
Mike Skreptak Collection; Gray Box
Notes: 
c. 1947; excursion steamer Cadillac leaving Erieau, Ontario, enroute to Cleveland, Ohio; the Cadillac was built in 1928 as a passenger ferry between Windsor and Detroit, as well as for excursions to Belle Isle and Boblo Island; in 1942 it was sold to the US Coast Guard, renamed Arrowwood and converted to an ice breaker; rebuilt in 1946 as a passenger vessel with its name restored to Cadillac; it travelled between Cleveland and Cedar Point, and Cleveland and Erieau; in 1952 it was sold, renamed Lady Hamilton, and ran between Hamilton and Port Dalhousie; 1958: it was tied to a dock in Hamilton and used as a restaurant; scrapped in 1962.
Subject(s): 
Cadillac (Ship)
Ships
Lake Erie
Travel
Docks
Lighthouse (Erieau)
Lighthouses
Arrowwood (Ship)
Lady Hamilton (Ship)
Place(s): 
Erieau (Ontario)
Rights: 
Public Domain
Repository: 
Leddy Library. University of Windsor
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