Early in Traverse City's history, most of its able-bodied men were employed at the Hannah, Lay & Co sawmill. As a "fringe benefit," workers were allowed to help themselves to all the scrap lumber (or slabs) they wanted. Soon an entire neighborhood of…
Boat, "Petoskey" of the Seymor Transportation Company.. Petoskey stayed with fleet after the merger with Northern Micigan Line in 1895 and sailed with her fleet mate the City of Charlevoix and became kniwn as the Northern Micigan Transportation…