14 - A Good Ole Sport

Join hosts Andrew and Michelle as they unbiasedly cover perhaps the cutest little boat they've learned about yet. Meet Sport - a 1873 tugboat who holds the titles of being the first steel tugboat on the Great Lakes, the first vessel made out of Bessemer steel (the new way to process steel) in North America, and the first shipwreck in Michigan to receive her own Michigan Historical Marker. Join your hosts in getting attached to one of the cutest things to float on the lakes and welcome aboard!

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