Steamer

Description:	Front: Script at bottom of postcard reads, Evening, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Dear Friend:- We got safely this, but had muddy roads. Am sorry could not visit you on your birthday, but you did not visit me on my birthday either will [...] soon. [...] Addressed to, Nelle Yuelerwood, Cooperdale, Ohio, Coshoclon Co. The City of Warsaw at her pier in Winona Lake, Indiana. The postcard writer says that they arrived o.k. but that the roads were muddy. So before paved highways the train remained a better choice for long distance travel.Steam powered boats were long a part of the nautical endeavors at Eagle Lake and Winona Lake. They played an important transportation link between Warsaw and Winona Lake. A channel connected the lake water with a dock at a location north of the present day Winona Ave. near the intersection of the north/south and east/west railroads. The railroads brought passengers to Warsaw. The Big Four Station was located at the site of the former Little Crow Milling Company, and the Pennsylvania Station was located about five blocks to the west. Some of the steamboat names included “The City of Warsaw”, “Daisy”, “Welcome”, “Nash”, and “Eagle”. Others may have existed. The other role of the boats was to take visitors on cruises around the lake. Most of the boats were constructed on site.
Origin:	????-08-28
Created By:	J. W. Van De Venter, Winona Lake, Ind.
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/101
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Steamer

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