{"product_id":"c-1910s-usa-port-huron-mi-photo-of-steamship-city-of-alpena","title":"c.1910s USA Port Huron MI photo of steamship ‘City of Alpena’","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eVery attractive mounted photo of the sidewheel passenger steamer ‘City of Alpena’ view from the Butler St. dock at Port Huron Michigan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe steamer \u003ci\u003eCity of Alpena\u003c\/i\u003e was a luxurious 285‑ft, 2,000‑horsepower sidewheel passenger steamer built in 1893 for the Detroit \u0026amp; Cleveland Steam Navigation Co. (D\u0026amp;C Line). It served Michigan and Great Lakes ports east of Lake Michigan, especially Detroit → Mackinac → Lake Huron towns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMounted on a customer thick card. Engraved on the frame:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e‘Str. City of Alpena\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003eSeen from Butler St. Dock. \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eFrame \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5 ⅞” x 7 ⅞”\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003ePhoto \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4” x \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e6 ¼”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eSteamship Traveling on the Great Lakes in the 1880s gave rise to the term “Going Up North”. Before the railroads and automobiles. Michigan’s tourism and resort areas began to grow because steamships could take a businessman from Chicago or Detroit to join families in northern Michigan Friday afternoon and return him Monday morning rested and refreshed and ready to work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSteamer City of Alpena\u003c\/strong\u003e and the City of Mackinac were sister ships conducting service as part of the Detroit and Cleveland line. This sidewheel paddlewheel started service in 1893 and could carry up to 400 passengers and freight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe ship ran the Lake Huron Route for 28 years, till 1921 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/michigan4you.com\/steamer-city-of-alpena\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51167016419574,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/7290\/files\/IMG_4614rszTXT.jpg?v=1783200070","url":"https:\/\/chadbourneantique.com\/products\/c-1910s-usa-port-huron-mi-photo-of-steamship-city-of-alpena","provider":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}