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In Progress: Hard Hat Diving: The Thompson Family
This is the story of Horace and John Thompson, hard hat divers each, father and son,
and their history beginning in 1898, and continuing into the 1950s with the addition
of Jerry Norick. The family tradition continues with Jerry and Marie (Thompson) Norick's
children. Five generations of commercial divers on the Great Lakes.
In Progress: A Tribute to American Steamship: 100 Years on the Great Lakes
This is a contemporary look at today's modern American Steamship Company, formed
one hundred years ago as Boland and Cornelius. In the article I will explore sailing
on the lakes with this company from the perspective of two of its vessels,
the Indiana Harbor, and the American Republic, as the vessels load
and deliver cargo to Nanticoke, Ontario, and Cleveland, Ohio in 2005 and 2006.
