The Wisconsin Maritime Museum - Maritime Manitowoc

This 1870 photograph shows the Manitowoc schooner C. L. Johnston , which was built by Manitowocs E. W. Packard Shipyard. (P82-37-8-91.)

The Corona was built at the G. S. Rand Shipyard in Manitowoc between 1869 and 1870. It was built for Manitowocs Goodrich Transportation Lines at a cost of $42,000. The Corona was the first Goodrich boat built for service on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. In 1892, it was sold to John W. Warde of Chicago for $7,500. The boat was later used as an excursion steamer on Lake Erie. In 1898, it was destroyed in a fire while at the dock in Tonawanda, New York. (P82-7-6.)

The side-wheeler Sheboygan , called the Queen of Lake Michigan, was owned by the Goodrich Lines and built by G. S. Rand in 1869. The Rand Yard was located on the north side of the river above the Tenth Street Bridge. This area later became Wisconsin Central Railroads warehouses and carferry docks. This photograph was taken before 1890, as Goodrich had changed the color scheme of its boats to all black hull and paddle boxes at that time. The elk horns mounted between the stacks and the American Indian brave atop the walking beam indicate that the Sheboygan had won certain races held between passenger steamers. After a long and successful life, the side-wheeler was scrapped in 1914 by running it aground and burning it along the Manitowoc River. (P82-37-7-118.)

The Goodrich side-wheeler Muskegon is underway all decked out in evergreen branches, which were common decorations on Great Lakes steamers in November and December. The Muskegon was a popular passenger vessel in the late 1800s. The boat is bearing its new Goodrich color scheme, adopted in 1890, with a black hull and paddle boxes. A heavy plume of black smoke can also be seen. The Muskegon was destroyed in 1896, when its support blocking gave way in a Milwaukee dry dock. (P82-37-7-10.)

The Larson Shipyard was located at the west end of Shipyard Point in Manitowoc. The Northern Grain Elevator A would later occupy this location. The three closest vessels in this photograph are the St. Maries , the Lotus, and the Dayan . (P82-37-7-38.)