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  • Two Freighter Vessels & Their Crews Uphill Battles On Evening Of November 27, 1905

    Two Freighter Vessels & Their Crews Uphill Battles On Evening Of November 27, 1905
    Jun 8 2024
    Determine if any other boats made their way onto Lake Superior’s Western Bay not long after Ira H. Owen & Mataafa did so come November 27, 1905. Get to know Arthur Daggett, Collingwood, Ontario Native including his time on Great Lakes Waters going into late November 1905. Learn about Daggett’s position onboard Freighter Vessel Crescent City. Discover exactly what element Great Lakes Waters lack that Ocean Waters retain. Understand the role of what Ballast itself serves. Go behind the scenes and get an in depth analysis behind what SS Crescent City encountered between November 27-28, 1905. Get acquainted with Tandem Boat SS William Edenborn & Barge Madeira. Find out if both William Edenborn & Madeira were built in year 1900 along with a special title held by Edenborn come 1901. Discover just how rapidly the weather changed come Monday November 27 to where the Madeira Crew had more disadvantages than William Edenborn. Learn how one Madeira Crewman named Fred Benson took matters into his own hands by saving the remaining crew. Get an understanding of just how chaotic Duluth, Minnesota’s Weather Situation had become since 7PM Monday November 27. Learn about Foghorn’s and why they’re essential to ships. Determine what exactly Herbert Richardson advised Duluth’s People come late evening November 27. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support
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    58 m
  • 1905, A Year Like None Before For Duluth, Minnesota

    1905, A Year Like None Before For Duluth, Minnesota
    Jun 4 2024
    Determine what’s taking place around Duluth’s Docks come November 27, 1905. Discover how Duluth was unique from a news reporter standpoint come 1905. Understand what factors went into making sure Profits could be attained most notably during a short season. Find out if there was a specific advantage that Great Lakes Sailors always had over Ocean Crewmen. Learn how diverse Duluth’s Docks had become by late 1905. Get an introduction to Steel Hulled Great Lakes Freighter Ira H. Owen including her roles leading up to November 1905. Agree if it’s fair to say come 1905 that the practice of Barge Towing was becoming a thing of the past. Get introduced to SS Mataafa including her captain Richard Humble. Learn if the National Weather Service existed around 1905. Get acquainted with Weather Forecast Reporter Herbert Richardson. Discover what kind of relationship Richardson himself had with many ship captains including his outlook on where 1905 Shipping Season stood by November. Learn about some incredible feats Duluth had achieved by 1905 including one from a worldwide standpoint. Find out if Herbert Richardson got honored with anything special come evening of November 27 while having concerns about the impending weather forecast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support
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    58 m
  • From Getting Incorporated Into A Village To Transitioning In Post Civil War Era

    From Getting Incorporated Into A Village To Transitioning In Post Civil War Era
    May 31 2024
    Get to know Henry Schoolcraft including titles he held beginning around 1822. Find out if Schoolcraft himself wanted to rename Lake Superior. Learn what item had become a vital commodity in Europe with North America being the primary supplier during 18th Century. Get to know John Jacob Astor including what he established in the year 1808. Understand what makes Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan so unique. Determine which village in Minnesota got incorporated come 1857 including a timeline of how it evolved during Post Civil War Era. Discover what a Minnesota State Geologist came upon near Lake Vermilion come 1865. Get introduced to Charlemagne Tower & George Stone including what their party came upon natural resource wise in 1874. Get a timeline analysis of what takes place between 1878-1890 along Northeast Minnesota via transportation and population standpoint. Learn about the Merritt Family and the firsts they achieved from a business perspective. Get an in depth analysis behind what took place on March 2, 1901. Understand why Hulett’s became important along Great Lakes Waters come turn of 20th Century. Agree if it’s safe to say that by 1905 there still remained a presence of Wooden Steamship Vessels sailing Lake Superior’s Waters. Discover when exactly the 1905 Shipping Season began turning deadly on Lake Superior. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support
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  • Prologue To So Terrible A Storm, A Tale Of Fury On Lake Superior by Curt Brown

    Prologue To So Terrible A Storm, A Tale Of Fury On Lake Superior by Curt Brown
    May 24 2024
    Understand why North America’s Great Lakes truly are an amazing natural geological wonder to reckon with. Get an understanding of how all 5 North American Great Lakes first began to form. Determine how many total U.S. States including Canadian Provinces are surrounded by Great Lakes Waters. Find out if there’s one particular Great Lake which stands above the rest. Get an introduction behind the first groups of Indian Peoples whom inhabited this one particular Great Lake. Understand greater significance behind year 1620 from a Non British Exploration Perspective. Go behind the scenes and get an in depth analysis about the first European Sailing Vessel which navigated Great Lakes Waters during year 1679. Learn if Indians & Europeans along Great Lakes Waters had differing philosophies come 1679. Discover what happened nearly 300 Years after a first of its kind had occurred in 1679. Determine whether this story is one of pushing boundaries especially when Early 1905 brought nothing but bad news to those living and working along the largest of North America’s Great Lakes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support
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    57 m
  • Epilogue To The Frozen Water Trade, How Ice From New England Lakes Kept The World Cool

    Epilogue To The Frozen Water Trade, How Ice From New England Lakes Kept The World Cool
    May 16 2024
    Determine if Special Agent Henry Hall firmly believed that there would never be an ice shortage. Discover how 1880’s saw first concerns addressed about dangers behind cutting ice from a health standpoint. Learn how Midwestern Cities from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Chicago, Illinois adapted after health officials banned cutting ice close to nearby towns. Go behind the scenes and learn what took place between 2 Feuding Wisconsin Rival Ice Companies from 1900-1901. Learn what had become common practices for transporting heavy ice loads during 1890’s. Find out if anyone from Maine during Nineteenth Century’s Final Decade tried monopolizing the ice trade. Determine if any disputes existed amongst Maine Shipowners & New York Ice Company Owners. Discover what became breaking news come 1907 involving Ice Trade Business Practices. Learn about the natural ice industry’s overall state by time World War I breaks out. Understand the significance behind an event which occurred along Kennebec River on June 29, 1910. Discover what has become of Wenham Lake & Fresh Pond in the years since ice harvesting officially ended. Learn if any plaques, monuments, to memorials exist in remembrance of Frederic Tudor’s Ice Trade Achievements. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support
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    59 m
  • From Issuing A Blockade During War Time To One Region’s Reinvention Of Preserving Ice Supplies

    From Issuing A Blockade During War Time To One Region’s Reinvention Of Preserving Ice Supplies
    May 10 2024
    Determine just how abundant Winter Ice had become within Greater Northern United States after Frederic Tudor’s death. Learn which industries come 1880’s began to make their presence more known involving ice. Discover if Maine’s Kennebec River had served as an emergency source of ice prior to Frederic Tudor’s death. Find out if Boston was still allowed the right to export out ice during Civil War. Decide if it’s safe to say that the Ice Trade helped benefit Union Army during Civil War. Understand which key element was responsible behind demand for Maine Ice. Discover how city of New Orleans managed to survive throughout Civil War’s Duration. Go behind the scenes and learn about the 1869-1870 Winter Season including how cities along Eastern Seaboard modified their circumstances going forward. Get introduced to Frenchman Ferdinand Carre including what he championed from a refrigeration standpoint. Discover what challenges Artificial Ice Manufacturers faced. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support
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    58 m
  • The Final Years Of Frederic Tudor’s Life, The Man Whom Made Transporting Ice A Relevant Practice

    The Final Years Of Frederic Tudor’s Life, The Man Whom Made Transporting Ice A Relevant Practice
    May 7 2024
    Discover whether there was in fact a particular ice shipment trade route that became the signature landmark one for Ice King Frederic Tudor. Get to know Caleb Ladd including his connections with Frederic Tudor. Learn if ice itself got valued from a medical perspective. Determine when exactly the first national success behind America’s Ice Trade got officially reported. Get to know Hunt’s Merchant’s Magazine & Commercial Review including the significance behind what was published in August 1855. Learn just how many ships participated in the Boston Ice Trade come 1855 including how much the trade itself was worth $ wise to overall number of men employed. Discover what some cities did differently in midst of milder winters. Get to know which northern city competed heavily with Boston. Go behind the scenes and discover what Frederic Tudor himself performed one last time come January 1857. Determine if Boston as a city would eventually lose its reign as leading force behind shipping ice domestically. Get to know Dr. John Gorrie including what he advocated for reducing Malaria & Yellow Fever. Get an in depth analysis behind what the last decade of Frederic Tudor’s life was like including milestones he achieved. Learn if Frederic lived long enough to see America at war with herself. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support
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  • Art Behind Selling A Unique National Ice Brand Name 3,000 Miles Across The Atlantic Ocean

    Art Behind Selling A Unique National Ice Brand Name 3,000 Miles Across The Atlantic Ocean
    May 3 2024
    Determine come Mid Nineteenth Century if exported American Ice inherited a national brand name. Discover what year England officially received its first ice cargo from a certain Massachusetts Lake. Go behind the scenes and determine if Englanders in general had significant means behind preserving foods involving ice. Get introduced to Jacob Hittinger & Charles Lander including their missions to make ice more accessible domestically including internationally. Learn what the town of Wenham allowed Charles Lander to pursue business venture wise come November 1843. Determine which of the two men had better overall success in England behind selling ice to greater public. Find out whom were the biggest British Supporters behind having special ice brand shipped to their estate. Discover which classes of London Society truly benefited the most from having access to ice including when greater business operations started coming to an end. Learn if there was a strong market for ice commercially in Greater London including what happens around 1850 from a nation business perspective. Get to know what Frederic Tudor’s view behind where ice industry stood come early 1850’s. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support
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    58 m