Ready to board school buses to go to the Michigan Central Railroad Station
L to R:Jane Purdy, Mary Ann Stellman, Joanne Hittinger, Lucille Brehio,
Marilyn Plante, Ruth Ann Frost or Carol Hoffman, Annette Bazinette,
Rosemarie Berns, Mary Lou Wilson |
Buses getting ready to roll. |
Arrival at Michigan Central Depot; waiting for luggage. |
Shannon Bettison and Bob Wieland share a seat on the train to
Chicago. |
Leaving Detroit behind. |
On the bus from the train into Chicago. Foreground is Mrs. Kramer, behind
her l. to r. are Carolyn Johnson, Sarah Himes, Dorothy Cameron, Ted Bloom,
Ken Berberidge, Marilyn Cort, Bob Quick, Charlie Scheer, Carolyn Haas, Nancy
Mickelson, Lona Palmer and ?
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Another picture on the train. In the center front are
Catherine Brown and Annette Bazinette. Behind them are Bob Waite, Georgianna
Dzendzel, ? and Joyce Earl. |
Departing the LaSalle Street station are Suzanne Lahner and
Georgianna Dzendzel. |
Entering the Natural Science Museum. |
Fred Courville poses in front of the John Shedd Aquarium. |
Doors to typical staterooms. |
Typical stateroom - definitely not a Princess or Holland
American ship! |
Chicago skyline from the ship. |
Navy Pier in view as we depart from the dock. |
Dredges in the harbor area. |
Dredges and channel marker as we leave Chicago. |
Approaching Mackinac Island with its Grand Hotel. |
View from the dock toward the Island Harbor and our ship at
the dock, the one on the left. |
Our ship, the SS South American, at the dock at Mackinac
Island. |
The Captain's dinner: l. to r. Bev Copel, Hanns Kristen, Ray
Schumaker and Larry Hedlund. |
The "grand" Grand Ballroom, gathering place for dancing and
entertainment, including talent show which included Jim Apsney's rendition
of Andy Griffith's soliloquy about his big "arnge" drink and football. |
Relaxing on board are Dave Ferger, Tom Spooner, Carol
Starkey, Bill Mueller and Gordon Hart. |
Dave Ortner and Ted Bloom took a dip, a possibly unauthorized
dip? It had to be cold, since the water that far north in May and June is
not that distant from being frozen! |
From the porch of the Grand Hotel (free to walk on it back
then - the good old days, remember) one could view the not yet filled pool
where Esther Williams swam for a movie. |
Arch rock on the eastern side of the island, a short bicycle
ride from the town. |
Departing Mackinac Island with its stone-walled ramp to the
fort and waterside hotel.
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Passing a down bound ship as we sailed toward the Soo Locks. |
Heading toward the locks.
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Getting closer. |
The lock is in sight. |
Almost there. |
In the lock. |
Almost full. |
The lock opens and we proceed into the higher waters of the
St. Mary's River and Lake Superior. |
Into the lock on the return trip. |
One of the Customs houses. |
Our worthy captain or mate oversees our voyage. |
Lock side scene. |
Water almost down and we will proceed out of the lock into
the Lake Huron waters. |
Other ships awaiting turns in the larger locks. |
Many Ships in the area. |
Huge warehouse in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. |
Relaxing on the foredeck are Ray Schumaker, Bev Copeland,
Larry Hedlund, Ebba Johnson and Hanns Kristen. |
Another Photo from the captain's dinner with Bev Copeland,
Hanns Kristen, Ellen Schreiber and Ray Schumaker. |
Refueling south of Sarnia. |
Cruisers on deck include Mary Lou Lake, Mr. Robert Hall and
his wife, Larry Hedlund and Mrs. Kramer's husband. |
Evening fun on deck. Poker partygoers include l. to r. Ted
Bloom with Ray Schumaker behind him, Fred Courville, Larry Hedlund, Hanns
Kristen with Joe Anish behind him, Bev Copeland with ? behind her, Gloria
Really, Mary Ann Stellman with Mrs. Jean Kramer infront of her, Dave Ferger,
Bill Mueller and Carol Starkey. The two young men in the right background
may have been from another school, they are
??s. |
Same gathering, different view includes Hanns Kristen's
profile, Gloria Really, Mary Ann Stellman and ? standing. Foreground
is Ray Schumaker, followed l. to r. Dave Ferger, Carol Starkey, Jean Kramer,
Bill Mueller and the back of Fred Courville. (And kids today think playing
cards is new because of television!! Hah!)
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A last sunset. |
Returning home to the Detroit skyline. |
Arrival back at the school. A very memorable trip.
(Does anyone besides Ellen remember "lummy sticks" and the crew coming to
check out the strange pounding noises coming from the deck?) |
Cruise ticket. |
