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Regina's wreck threatened
Several weeks back, we reported the
finding of the Regina's wreck from the
great Storm of 1913 by U.S. 'diver Wayne
Brusate of Marysville, Mich. One of his
concerns was that scavenging divers
would start picking the wreck clean of
historically valuable artifacts. It now ap-
pears these fears may be more real than
was appreciated.
Directors of museums at Detroit, Port
Huron and Port Sanilac, Mich., are sup-
porting Brusate in his efforts to have
state regulations relaxed to make his
salvage of items (hehas salvage rights to
the Lake Huron wreck) financially feasi-
ble. It isn't clear what the problem is ex-
actly, but the directors echo Brusate's
fears that plunderers rather than
regulateddivers will,. remove artifacts
for personal gain. The Americans, in-
cidentally, pronounce the Canadian
- freighter's name "Re-gee-na".
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The winner of this year's International
Tugboat Race held during the Windsor -
Detroit Freedom Festival was the U.S.
vessel John Kendall. According to the
newsletter Lake Log Chips, she, is a
former Detroit fireboat. The Kendall is
net-Awned-by-Ferriss a i4Ie Coatrarting
of Detroit and is 135 feet long by 29.feet in
beam. She was built in 1929, rebuilt in
1978 and boasts 1250 horsepower.
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"Chips" also reports that the parks
director of Michigan's Huron County,.
across the lake and a bit north from here.,
has compiled a list of about 100 wrecks
believed to lie in the waters 'off
Michigan's "thumb". Apparently there
is a new 276 -square -mile underwater
preserve - possibly like,pur Fathom Five
(formerly Provincial, now National a
Park at Tobermorey - offshore from the
thumb, which separates Saginaw Bay
from Lake Huron. The Michigan Huron
County is said to be planning a new
museum at Lighthouse Park near Huron
City.
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Shipwatching on the St. Clair River in
June 1, I spied upbound one of those weired
craft that crop up occasionally. She had the
lines of old steam yacht, long, narrow,
By Dick With
clipper -bowed and fantailed stern. But there
the resemblance ended. The hull was a
shabby dull black festooned with old tires.
Her .only superstructure was a long low
cabin extending nearly her full length.
Rather than doors and windows, she ap-
peared to have wide openings through which
her crew of young men in cutoff jeans came
and went. She looked like someone's initial
efforts at restoring or converting a'unique
vessel.
Later, I read that the former steam,
now Diesel, yacht Sachem passed
through on her way via Lake Michigan
and the U.S. river system to Cincinatti
for restoring by owner Butch Miller.
Sachem was built in 1902 at Celt, and
during World War I was in the U.S. Navy
and was used'. by Thomas Edison to con-
duct experiments on the predecessor of
Sonar and a "fog bomb". Miller bought
her in New Jersey fiTAD101500 in 1984_,-,..,.--
I' hope the next time she passes, Miller
will have her looking her old self.
Shipwatchers often tend to be great
photo collectors, occasionally squander-
ing the grocery funds for a rare picture of
a favorite ship from the, past. These types
will find a little-known treasure trove in
the James Collection in Owen Sound. The
James Daughters still produce the
postcard -sized printsand sell them at
their art -framing -photo shop downtown.
The collection, some from glass
negatives, depicts numerous fine old
long -forgotten Canadian ships, most while
they were berthed at Owen Sound harbor.
Ship columnist Skip Gillham • three
years ago was unable to find a photo of
the old CSL freighter Saskatchewan to il-
lustrate his writings and instead rats an
earlier picture 'of her as the Glenlivet.
Recently, he found the Saskatchewan in
the James Collection, possibly the only
publicly available photo of her.
Event planned to honor the
memory of William O'Neill
In the year. 1837, 150 years ago,` William
O'Neill penetrated the wilderness in the
area known as Ashfield Township as a
surveyor. He staked his claim for his future
home, thus becoming the first white settler
in Ashfield Township. He was born in Skib-
bereen, County Cork, Ireland, -in 1818, the
eldest son of John O'Neill and Abigail
Sullivan.. He died at Kingsbridge in 1903 at
the age of 85 years.
On August 9, 1987, an event is planned to
honorthe memory of William O'Neill with a
10:30 a.m. celebrated Mass at St. Joseph's
Church, ;Kingsbridge, with Rev. Father
Raphael O'Loughlin, of Houston, Texas, as
chief celebrant. There will be a brief
ceremony at the adjoining cemetery follow-
ed by a noonday luncheon and a program in
the parish hall.
A number of his descendants plan to at-
tend the event, including his granddaughter
Sister Marie Ellen Clanon, IHM, of Munroe,
Michigan; a great-grandson Daniel H.
Winslow with the Tatters son, Brother
Michael Winslow, CSC, and daughter Miss
Mary Winslow all of San Antonio, Texas.
The late Father William A. Dean, a native
son of St. Joseph's Parish; Kingsbridge, was
a grandson of William O'Neill.
To conclude the day's events, a family
dinner on Sunday at 6 p.m. for relatives and
close friends will take place at St. Peter's
,Parish Hall, Goderich.
William O'Neill
Chisholm's return to the Soo
Walter J. Chisholm Sr. and son Michael
and grandchildren Mark and Chantelle
Chisholm of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario,
have returned home after visiting his
mother, Mrs. Catherine Chisholm and
Harry Chisholm at the old homestead, RR
6 Goderich. Walter Chisholm is active in
city and community affairs and at present
is alderman Ward 5 (1986-88) in Sault Ste.
Marie.
Steve and Bernie Reaburn and children
of Sundridge have been holidaying with
their parents Mr. and Mrs. Eric Reaburn.
Congratulations on a new baby girl born
Wednesday, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Lon-
don. While here, Steve was taking a course
at Western University to further his study
and teaching.
COLBORNE
CORNER
Gertrude Kaitting, 524-2076
Corporal Jim Reaburn has been
transferred from Lake Harbour, NWT, to
Wells, BC,
Mr. and Mrs. R. Buchanan's grandson
Tim Buchanan from St. Thomas visited
with them this past week.
Grain crops in the district are showing a
fair harvest.
North to Algonquin once again
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after a ten minute battle of guile and pa-
tience brought him to shore where the
deft fingers of Calgary Red made sure
that one of the biggest fish I've 'ever
caught will live to get even bigger. That
was the same day Red showed me the
western way of bottom fishing when on
his first cast his brand new spincast reel
hit the bottom of Lake Dickson. I've
never seen anybody fish from the floor of
the lake, up. It was the same day Red
dropped our only roll of toilet paper into
the lake.
Red is to camping what Delta is to air
travel - if you don't like what he's doing
wait a minutes because he'll muck up
something else.
But I love him because he is a
Tilleyman and Tilleymen are tough, at
least around the house.
And I love camping. The thrill of a trip
to the John at midnight where ten thou-
sand mosquitos wait. The fresh feeling of
that early morning dip in the lake amid
little bits of food you scraped off last
night's dinner dishes. Loons that laugh
all night, leeches that put hickees on your
ankles, dancing rabbits and bears that
breathe blood and all this in the name of
recreation.
Now next year Red - a fish net for sure
and no more pork and beans. Red, the
tent can't take it ... marshmellows again
... and more brandy ... yeah a demi-john
of brandy ...
Local residents
take vacation
Keith and Karen Rondeau. left on
Wednesday to visit family at a nearby cot-
tage. While they were vacationing, the an-
nual reunion of Karen's closest friends
took place at their home in Goderich.
Guests travelled from London, Sarnia,
Vancouver and Waterloo. They spent a
lovely weekend touring some of Goderich's
local attractions. Keith and Karen return-
ed home to Goderich on Monday.
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