Great Lakes passenger steamers had to divest themselves of their marine divisions on the lakes. Under this divestiture law, the "Milwaukee Clipper", for instance, was sold by the Anchor Line along with four other railroad-owned company fleets to the newly formed Great Lakes Transit Corporation. Under this flag, the "Clipper" carried passengers along her old route until retired in 1970. Before trains and, later, cars became prevalent, summer vacation areas in more remote areas around the Great Lakes were accessible primarily only by steamer. Northern Michigan's tourist and resort areas began to grow in this manner in the late 1890s. In the late 19th
Marine Museum of the Great Lakes and efficient movement of marine traffic. For the purposes, she was built with a special ice breaking hull, bow, and engine. The Henry was manned by a crew of 34 but had a capacity to sleep 51 people. Displays cover Great Lakes shipping since 1678; artifacts and exhibits include ship's models and engines, relics and instruments of lake vessels under both sail and steam, the drydock pumps and engine room of the original factory, glass and china salvaged from Great Lakes shipwrecks, ship's bells, anchors, binnacles, navigational instruments and equipment, a gallery of artistic paintings about the sea and the