McDougall's Dream

In the late 1800s, Captain Alexander McDougall dreamed of producing a vessel capable of transporting Lake Superior ore of iron and copper, grain from the Midwest, timber from Michigan and Great Lakes fish to fill the ever-increasing demands from around the country. Thus, began the development of the steel-hulled ''whalebacks''.

This year's 6th annual fundraising event to preserve the SS Meteor Whaleback and the legacy of Captain Alexander McDougall offers new and unique tours.

Fraser Shipyard Tour
1 Clough Avenue, Superior, WI
1:00 to 2:00 PM
$20 Shipyard tours

You will get a rare, behind-the-scenes tour of the Fraser Shipyard, whose earliest beginnings were McDougall's American Steel Barge Company. The tour will include Fraser's newest venture, the Lake Assault Boats production facility. There are a limited number of tickets available and will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.

AFTERNOON PROGRAM
Richard I Bong Veterans Historical Center
305 Harborview Parkway, Superior, WI
2:15 TO 4:30 PM
$15.00 for the Afternoon Program

McDougall's Shipyards—How They Worked.
2:15 to 3:00 PM
Dr Matthew Daley presents his current research on McDougall's shipyards in Duluth and Superior. He will present his findings on the physical layout of the yards, the workforce, the tools and equipment they used and their impact on their communities. Dr Daley is an Associate Professor of History at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI.

The Meteor's Machinery—A Museum within a Museum
3:00 to 3:45 PM
A technical paper published in 1943 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers described the machinery spaces of ships of 1893 as being ''of oil squirt cans, dancing connecting rods, and sweating coal passers and firemen.'' This description would have applied to all Great Lakes ships built in the e