From the late 1800s to the 1940s, steamships carrying passenger service brought visitors from Chicago to South Haven, with vessels such as the City of South Haven, the City of Kalamazoo, and the Eastland carrying hundreds to thousands of passengers on a five- to six-hour trip for a $1 round trip fare that included three hours of “fishing, boating, and bathing” in the resort town. The Chicago and South Haven Steamship Company, owner of those vessels and others, promoted the South Haven Line as “The Safest Way.” In South Haven harbor today, the Michigan Maritime Museum operates a fleet of historic and replica boats, including Friends Good Will, a replica of an 1810 merchant vessel captured by the British and then recaptured by the United States in the Battle of Lake Erie; Lindy Lou, a replica of a Truscott fantail river launch; and Elsie J, which operated as a commercial fishing tug boat in South Haven from 1945 to 1976. All three now serve as leisure vessels offering verbal histories, hands-on experiences, and scenic cruises on Lake Michigan and the Black River.