Built in 1902 in Dubuque, Iowa, she was the largest towboat ever built. Her early beginnings, however, were rocky. On her maiden voyage she collided with a showboat and only a year later had to have her engines replaced. It was difficult for...
The "Washington" worked the Ohio in the 1920s and 1930s. She was dismantled before 1940. In this view she is tied up at the Madison docks. She was based first in Cincinnati then in Pittsburg. The photo is thought to be from the 1920s.
Starke County (Ind.) ; Country clubs; Women; Lakes & ponds; Piers & wharves;
The Bass Lake Country Club was built in 1890 and located on Cranberry Point. The Country Club was used for many weddings, graduations and family reunions.
The bowling alley seen here was located in Winona IN on the north end of Bass Lake. Boaters could paddle up to the pier and access the Bowling Alley for entertainment.
Winona is on Bass Lake and at one time had general stores, restaurants, a theater and a Post Office. Now except for a restaurant, it is residential and actually only a curve on the lake.
For many years there were commerical boat rides available at Bass Lake and even boats that delivered vacationers to their hotels from a railroad spur that existed. Many people from northern Indiana and Illinois used these modes of transportation...
Shipyards; Madison Marine Ways; Cragmont State Hospital; Madison State Hospital; Piers & wharves
Here's a view of the Madison Marine Ways at the west end of Madison, Indiana. By the time this photograph was taken the ways were almost completely abandoned. It is a contrast to pictures showing several boats at one time on the ways and others...
