![]() If you’re lucky enough to have “Scut” crewing (as seen on bow) Star Line is known for those towering “rooster tails.” Children and adults are all amused by the playful effect of the towering sprays.” After they gained speed, he turned on the hydro pump that sucks up lake water, then shoots it out at the stern in a large plume of water. The captain gunned the engines and quickly swung the boat around to face their destination, Mackinac Island. They waved hello to the captain and sat near the bow, close to the side rails, and looked on as the practiced crew flung the lines off the dock pilings. Tawny and Takoda had the top deck to themselves. “The ferry was pretty empty since the high tourist season begins Memorial Day weekend. In Discovered – The Cross of Lorraine, the main characters are often travellingīack and forth to Mackinac Island on the Star Line ferries.Ī chapter in Book Two, Witnessed – Measures of Love (to be published in late summer)Įxplains a little about this ferry line’s fascinating boats. Photos of the Arnold Dock will be featured in the next posting. The stern of one of the gorgeous wooden boats handcrafted at the Coal Dock barn. Throughout the coming years can enjoy seeing such a beautiful remnant of Mackinac’s past. It is one of the most attractive sites on the waterfront and deserves preservation so that all visitors Than 100 years, but before that belonged to Captain James Bennett and was known as It was owned by the Arnold Line system for more ![]() Built before 1910, possibly as earlyĪs 1860, the Coal Dock was aptly named, since coal used by residents was unloaded thereĪs well as hay, firewood and barreled fish. In 2005, extensive restoration of the Coal Dock began. Of course it is all fiction, but this was an ideal spot for Takoda’s boat restorationīusiness since it is isolated, near the hardware store and wonderful boats This winter shot was taken from the Arnold Dock – looking toward the Coal Dock. The coal dock is to the left, just out of sight. The above photoįocuses on the Arnold Dock below Fort Mackinac. While reading “Discovered – the Cross of Lorraine” some fans have hadĭifficulty picturing the coal dock where Takoda has his workshop.
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