SS Milwaukee back and forth from Milwaukee to the Grand Trunk Railway's dock in Grand Haven in western Michigan. This route enabled shippers to avoid the crowded railroad yards and sidings of Chicago. The "Milwaukee" was home-ported in the city for which it was named. The docks of the Grand Trunk Milwaukee Car Ferry Company were located on the Kinnickinnic River, and their ferries were familiar sights to residents of Jones Island. Around 2:00 pm on October 22, 1929, the "Milwaukee" sailed off on Lake Michigan into a storm bound for Grand Haven, and was lost. The "Milwaukee" had been loaded earlier
Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee professional experience includes work with the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Social Services and service as the founder and executive director of the Milwaukee Community Service Corps. The Board of Commissioners also includes Michael T. Van Alstine, Sherri L. Daniels, Alderman Willie L. Hines, Jr., Lena Mitchell, Filiberto Murguia, Mark Wagner, and Alderman James N. Witkowiak. Hines was appointed as the Chairman of HACM by Mayor Tom Barrett on September 9, 2011, and will continue his role through September 9, 2016. Prior to joining the Common Council, Hines worked as an economic development specialist at the Milwaukee Urban League