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Featured Ferry is the "Island Queen", largest of the Icebreaking Ferry boats.
Copyrighted photo taken from "on Thin Ice" by Charles R. Nelson
ISLAND QUEEN Photo shows her cutting through 2" ice near the Bayfield harbor. Copyrighted photo taken from "on Thin Ice" by Charles R. Nelson
ISLAND QUEEN Photo shows her busting up much heaver ice, about 7". Copyrighted photo taken from "on Thin Ice" by Charles R. Nelson
ISLAND QUEEN Photo shows her large S. Steel propeller. Copyrighted photo taken from "on Thin Ice" by Charles R. Nelson
ISLAND QUEEN Photo shows her steel ice breaking bow. The numbers painted on her bow represent the Ferry's draft or the distance between the keel and the surface of the water, at the bow her draft is 3', a bit more at the stern. Copyrighted photo taken from "on Thin Ice" by Charles R. Nelson
ISLAND QUEEN Photo shows the new Caterpillar Diesel used to power the ferry. Copyrighted photo taken from "on Thin Ice" by Charles R. Nelson
ISLAND QUEEN Forward interior of Island Queen's hull. Because the hull was designed for busting ice it would need to be constructed very strong. Copyrighted photo taken from "on Thin Ice" by Charles R. Nelson
ISLAND QUEEN Madeline Island Ferry Line Captain, Mike Okonek, raising the aft. ramp. Originally the "Island Queen" had been constructed without an aft. ramp and had only steel pipes with three rows of connecting chains running horizontally. |