Boatnerd Discussion Forum

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod never was such officially. Blount Marine Corporation, Warren, Rhode Island, launched Rebel 28 December 1957 for the Kinzie Brothers Steamer Line, Fort Myers, Florida. With the completion of the Sanibel Causeway in 1963 it was sold to Casco Bay Lines, Portland, Maine, running between Portland and Long Island. Charles Conrad bought it in 1993 to run between Ludington and Buttersville but the City of Ludington refused it permission to dock at Ferry Street. Conrad brought it to his home town, Holland, and it masqueraded as Wynken, Blynken, and Nod for cruises on Lake Macatawa. After being laid up at Ludington Rebel was sold to Daufuskie Island Properties LLC, Hilton Head, South Carolina, in 1997 for use moving freight between Hilton Head and Daufuskie Island, renamed Daufuskie Freight I. The vessel's inspection certificate was surrendered 22 May 2007 and dropped from documentation 31 December 2009. It may still be sitting on the island, though I doubt it. It's design was based upon that of Neuman's Corsair, built by Blount two years earlier. I'd have to look into the other ferries.

Continuing my reply from yesterday, the Gar-How II became an excursion vessel in Chicago named M/V Chicago II around 1984, and was later renamed Queen Mary II in 1995. She's out of US documentation and I don't know what became of her after that.

The Nichevo/Islander is in Bay City and has been an excursion/charter vessel there for many years. However it was removed from service in the last few years and now for sale.

I've been going through photos of old great lakes ferries, and I've found a few that I haven't been able to find out what happened to. Hopefully somebody here can help. I'm looking for what happened to the Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, the Gar How I and II, and Nichevo/Islander. Thank you in advance.