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Fish Creek Transportation Company

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TypeCompany
Founded1903
Coordinates45.1078° N, 87.6146° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
ErasModern era
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Company
Founded
1903
Coordinates
45.1078° N, 87.6146° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingeconomyheritage

Summary

The Fish Creek Transportation Company of Menominee purchased the Hackley in early 1903 for Green Bay service, according to a 1973 local reconstruction. The company is linked to the vessel’s final operating season and October 3 sinking.

Evidence and limits

The held source does not provide incorporation papers, officers, a complete fleet, or a precise legal relationship between the company, Captain Joseph Vorous, Henry Robertory, and area stockholders. The company record therefore captures only the named 1903 operating context and does not claim a complete corporate history.

Open questions

  • What were the company’s incorporation date, officers, and legal records?
  • Was the company the registered owner, or did it arrange a partnership purchase?
  • Are Menominee or Fish Creek newspaper reports available for the 1903 season and loss?

See also

Sources

  1. Says the Fish Creek Transportation Company of Menominee purchased the Hackley in early 1903 for Green Bay service, then operated it during the summer under Captain Joseph Vorous; the reconstruction also says Vorous and Henry Robertory owned the vessel in partnership with area stockholders.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Returned a city-level point at longitude -87.6146377, latitude 45.1078082. The 1973 source calls the company “of Menominee” but supplies no office or dock address; this is a city locator, not a precise corporate or vessel location.

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Fish Creek Transportation Company”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/organizations/fish-creek-transportation-company/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1973, “Ships of The Past.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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