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Great Lakes Ships We Remember - Volumes I, II, and III

Ahoy & Farewell

The Detroit Marine Historian, our monthly publication

- Great Lakes Ships We Remember -
Volumes I, II, and III

The following publications are our outstanding, hard cover books that cover hundreds of favorite ships that have sailed the Great Lakes. Most of these vessels were briefly discussed in the monthly series of the Detroit Marine Historical Society's "Ships That Never Die." These include wood, iron and steel bulk freighters, schooners, lumber hookers, railroad ferries, tugs and passenger vessels to name a few. Many of the photographs used in these publications are rare and are not available elsewhere.

To view a selection from the more than 1300 pages contained in the three volumes, click on the Cover image located next to each volumes description.

Great Lakes Ships We Remember

This hardbound, enamelstock book consists of 424 enthralling pages, beautifully illustrated with 675 individual ship photographs. Many of these are extremely rare and have never been published before.

The scope of the vessels described ranges from tugs and small ferries to the most modern bulk carriers that have been a part of the Great Lakes scene and are now gone. This book provides a weath of facinating details, largely lacking before.

Ship dimensional data, engine specifications, tonnages and ownership are all provided in succinct form. All ship names are cross-indexed!

Great Lakes Ships We Remember II

A continuation of the first award-winning volume
These are entirely NEW vessels which have been selected because of their particular contribution to the life and lore of the Great Lakes and could not, because of size constraints, be included in the first volume.

As in Great Lakes Ships We Remember this is the result of countless hours of research that historians, buffs and the casual reader will find to be most informative, enjoyable and the perfect complement to both the original volume and volume III.

Great Lakes Ships We Remember III

Great Lakes Ships We Remember III completes the trilogy of the series. Like its two predecessors this volume encompasses a very special era of history and tells the story of more than 160 vessels which, in their passage, touched the lives of many and left their passing indelibly etched in the fabric of life along the Great Lakes

As in the first two volumes, Great Lakes Ships We Remember III, contains an abundance of carefully selected photographs from innumerable sources. These along with the tediously researched history, visually chronicle the life of each vessel.

The above 3 books are no longer in publication but may be available at your local book store.

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Ahoy & Farewell

The book, "Ahoy & Farewell" was published in 1969 which covered Great Lakes ships, built, scrapped or that had left the Great Lakes during the period from 1955 to 1969. A new greatly expanded "Ahoy & Farewell II" is now available. Volume two presents a much more expanded and detailed account of over 440 Great Lakes ships that were either Ahoyed or Farewelled over the last twenty-five years ending in 1994. Over 60 high quality pictures and an extensive cross-index are additional features. Soft or hard cover.

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The Detroit Marine Historian

The Society's monthly publication, The Detroit Marine Historian , explores the various shipping activities of the entire Great Lakes. The fleets, past and present, new vessels and the scrapping of many ships are covered periodically. Also "The Log" features current events in the shipping industry. Past "Historians" dating back to 1947 (beginning with volume 1) are available to members at a modest cost.