Winona Queen 1955

Description:	Back: Body of message reads, Monday Morning, Dear John B., We arrived at Winona in time for a picnic supper and the evening service. We heard a lot of pretty music. It is nice and cool this morning. The Lake is beautiful. We know you are having a wonderful time. Send us a card or two. Grandmother Cam would like one too. With love, Mother and Daddy. Upside-down script at top right reads, Our address: The Inn - Winona Lake, Indiana. Addressed to, Mr. John B. Cam, Camp Adventure, Epworth Forrest, North Webster, Indiana. The Winona Queen docked near the downtown business district. The old swimming pier in front of the Winona Hotel can be seen in the background.The Winona Queen was locally built (details unknown). It was of mostly made of wood. It had a flat bottom and two decks. It was powered by a Ford flathead V-8 engine with the power transfered via a drive shaft to a Ford automobile rear end attached to a paddle wheel. It was used for over twenty years and took tens of thousands of passengers on a tour around the lake.
Origin:	1955-08-08
Created By:	L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/178
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Winona Queen

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