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Rand & Burger Shipyard Advertisement Three Burger Steamship Ferries 1890. The company grew and in an effort to leverage the building of larger steamships in 1872/3 Henry Burger Sr. took on a partner, Mr. Greeneleaf Rand, an established shipbuilder in Manitowoc, having been superintendent of the Manitowoc Dry Dock Company and partner at Hanson & Rand Shipyard, [4] forming Rand & Burger Shipyard ...
It was named for its location in the city of Kilbourn, which changed its name to Wisconsin Dells in 1931. The dam was designed by Daniel W. Mead [ 4 ] and built from 1906 to 1909 by the Southern Wisconsin Power Company, led by Magnus Swenson of Madison, Wisconsin and Bates & Rogers Construction of Chicago. [ 3 ]
The revitalized Thompson Boat at St. Charles slowly rebuilt, but bankruptcy was declared in 1993. A new owner came in and got the firm going again. By about 1997 regular production ceased and all boat production stopped by 2000 or 2001. A liquidation auction in 2002 signaled the end of almost 100 years of boat building history. [6] [7]
Another more restrictive proposal, authored by Sen. Andres Jacque (R-De Pere), would have prohibited wake surfing on a lake smaller than 1,500 acres, required wake-enhanced boats to operate at ...
All Marinette Marine facilities are located on the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin. Some of the specific facilities they comprise are as follows: 300,000 square feet (30,000 m 2) of indoor ship construction space; 53,000 square feet (4,900 m 2) of indoor warehousing and receiving space; Ship launching facility for up to 4,500 long tons
On June 16, 1995, second generation owner and CEO Ellsworth Peterson, announced that the company was for sale. [5] On September 25, 1995, Larry Maples announced his intention to purchase and operate the company under the name Poseidon Shipbuilding LLC. [5] By November, however, Maple was reported unable to secure the necessary financing. [6]
The boats, introduced at the Chicago National Boat Show in February of that year, were designed by naval architect David Beach. [11] [12] Shipment of production boats did not start until January 1959. [13] In late 1971, Mirro purchased Cruisers, Inc., of Oconto, Wisconsin, a manufacturer of Fiberglass boats ranging in length from 16 ft to 25 ft ...