Steamer B.F. Ferris Burned in Caseville in 1891

An account of the Great Lakes Steamer B.F. Ferris burned to a total loss while at the docks in Caseville in 1891.

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The Lake Huron Shipwreck of the Iron Chief

The picture post on our sister site about the huge dock in Forrestville gives rise to the question. Why did they name the boathouse the Iron Chief? A little exploring showed that there indeed was a ship with this unusual name but she was not made out of iron. Today, she lays in over a hundred feet of water off the shore of the Grindstone City in the Thumb Area Bottomland Preserve

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