Bernice D

Small, locally owned workboats were a vital part of Great Lakes history, serving as fishing platforms, ferries, or pleasure cruisers and evolving from sailing and rowing to steam and then internal combustion. The Bernice D was one such craft, built in 1915 in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, as a little over 30-foot open boat owned by fishermen who dried their catch for bulk shipment. Despite having at least six owners, it had a notably long working life of 66 years before being abandoned in 1981.

Michigan · United States