Black and white photograph of the ship "Illinois". On June 18th,1855, the Illinois was the first boat to go through the Soo Locks and for many years was a frequent visitor to Traverse City enroute to Chicago from Detroit and Buffalo.
The old Traverse City passenger dock and boats.
This view shows the shows the Northern Micigan Transit steamer Illinois and the Traverse Bay Line wood fired steamer Columbia. Note the difference in size, Illinois at 246 feet and the Columbia at…