Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Humpday Triviola
Brrrr! A frosty morn here in the Foothills. But I managed to thaw my brain enough to toss out a question...here goes:
From 1887-1933 a fishing schooner would tie up at the Clark Street Bridge in Chicago and sell these wood items to Chicagoans. What were they?
Tom
"wind"ing sticks?
Lobster traps?
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Why would a boat on the great lakes have lobster traps? DUH!!
Christmas Trees?--Yule Logs?--WAG's
Re: WAG: Sinkers?
Good WAG....Answer!!
Ken WAGged himself to the answer.
From 1887-1933 a fishing schooner called the "Christmas Ship" would tie up at the Clark Street Bridge in Chicago and sell spruce trees from Michigan to Chicagoans.
Merry Woodworking to All!
Tom
Re: Way to go, Ken!
Thanks for the question, Tommy.
Re: Way to go, Ken!
I have been to Chicago 4 times in my life. Once when I was 6. We were going to visit my mothers aunt in Mendota. Twice in 1953. January on a troop train heading for Fort Polk, La. for basic training and again in July to board another troop train heading to Ft Lewis, Wa. and then to Korea.
The last time was April 1968 on a 2 day business trip. That was an experience. I landed at O'Hare the morning after Martin Luther King was assasinated. That was enough Chicago for me.
Re: In Okla, we call them...
crawdads, fresh water lobsters, catch them with bacon tied to a piece of string. Great sport for a young boy, : ').