The Tashmoo was one of the most beloved Great Lakes steamships.

University of Detroit Mercy Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection

The Tashmoo was one of the most beloved Great Lakes steamships.

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The Tashmoo loads up in downtown Detroit

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The Tashmoo in 1932

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.

Some Detroiters on the yacht Silhouette watch the Tashmoo steam past in September 1931.

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.

The Tashmoo getting pulled off a sandbar near Squirrel Island in 1934

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The Tashmoo under way in June 1931

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The Tashmoo loaded with passengers on their way from Tashmoo Park

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.

The Tashmoo under way

University of Detroit Mercy Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection

The Tashmoo's smokestacks likely wouldn't pass today's environmental standards.

University of Detroit Mercy Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection

The Tashmoo getting pulled off a sandbar near Squirrel Island in 1934

Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.

The Tashmoo under way with both smokestacks belching

University of Detroit Mercy Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection

The Tashmoo plowing through the Detroit River

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The Tashmoo leaving the dock in downtown Detroit

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The Tashmoo leaving Tashmoo Park

University of Detroit Mercy Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection

The Tashmoo under way

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The stern of the Tashmoo

University of Detroit Mercy Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection

The Tashmoo, at far left, in 1910

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection

The Tashmoo

Pesha photo

The Tashmoo under way

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