Steamer 1910

Description:	Front: Script at bottom of postcard reads, Evening, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, The Chadmek Aug. 5 1910. Dear Sidney:- We have ust come back from rowing. We went all around the lake. We had a boat with two pairs of oars. Dont you wish you had been along. Dot was afraid we couldnt row but we could. We are going out in a launch in a few minutes so I will have to tell you good-night. Yours lovingly, Holly & Dotty. Addressed to, Master W. Sidney Park. 2744 Graham Ave. Birchwood Louisville Ky. The writer relates that they rowed all around the lake and it appears that formerly they did not know how to row, but now they do.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:	1910-08-05
Created By:	J. W. De Venter, Winona Lake, Ind.
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/151
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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