Anatomy of a Fish Tug: The Jean R.

Here is an interesting read which includes well researched period photography. It profiles a fish tug named the Jean R., here is a quote from the site: "a fish tug that was simultaneously the apex of fish tug design on Lake Michigan, advancing the overall fish boat design paradigm that had evolved over the past thirty years and using the fairly new process of electrical welding in her construction, and an anachronism, as well, being, as far as I can tell, the last such fish tug, at least on the American side, equipped with a steam engine, a mode of propulsion that had found steady disfavor with lake fishermen throughout the decade before the vessel’s building."

Click here to read the entire story. Tip: don't forget to click 'continue' at the bottom of each page.

Credit: ©William Lafferty, 1998, 1999

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