Here are the previous posts.
And let’s start with unnamed tug, left where the bushes might overwhelm her.
Susie Q, on the other hand, seems to get lots of love. The other day it was docked near the Rogers Street Fishing Village, a piece of Two Rivers on the National Register of Historic Places. More on Rogers Street tomorrow.
Closer to the Lake, I saw Iown and Jamie Ark.
And going down the line, it’s the 1937 Bossler Bros,
Avis-J, and
Peter Paul.
Nothing says old-time Great Lakes more than fish tugs. For the definitive guide, click here.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
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August 30, 2019 at 12:27 pm
Daniel J Meeter
I would love to see some description of the evolution of the fish tug design. But I didn’t see it on the fish tug webpage.
August 30, 2019 at 12:32 pm
Daniel J Meeter
oops, I take it back.On second look, I did find a couple of pages on the evolution of the design.
September 1, 2019 at 9:56 am
ThumbWind
Great shots..used to be so many of these on Saginaw Bay.
December 19, 2020 at 1:35 am
Jacob
Henry-N is the sister to the Peter I think.
December 19, 2020 at 9:08 am
tugster
Thx, Jacob. I appreciate the identification.
December 21, 2020 at 2:50 am
Jacob
No problem!