Photo courtesy John Hays
| Builder: | Great Lakes Engineering Works | |||
| Location: | Ecorse, MI | |||
| Year of Build: | 1911 | |||
| Hull Number: | 82 | |||
| Official Number: | 209185 | |||
| Vessel Length: | 590' 0" | Gross Tonnage: | 8603 | |
| Vessel Width: | 64' 2" | Net Tonnage: | 6650 | |
| Vessel Height: | 34' 2" | Hull Material: | Steel | |
| Name Changes | ||
| 1911 - 1969 | Col. James M. Schoonmaker | |
| 1969 - | Willis B. Boyer | |
| Ownership Changes | ||
| 1911 - 1969 | Shenango Furnace Co. | |
| 1969 - 1971 | Interlake Steamship Co. | |
| 1971 - 1983 | Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. | |
| 1983 - 1986 | American Bulk Shipping Inc. | |
| 1986 - | City of Toledo | |
| Notes: | Arrived at its current International Park location on June 25, 1987. | |
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 Photo courtesy John Hays |
 Photo courtesy Bill Wormstedt |
 Photo courtesy Denise Hunyadi |
| Boyer at the dock | The load, or Plimsoll, lines | Looking forward with the Ste. Claire just beyond |
 Photo courtesy Denise Hunyadi |
 Photo courtesy Bill Wormstedt |
 Photo courtesy Bill Wormstedt |
| Arriving at the Boyer | Entering through the aft gangway | Yuri checks out the Boyer’s rudder and single 16’ propeller |
 Photo courtesy Denise Hunyadi |
 Photo courtesy Rob Ottmers |
 Photo courtesy Bill Wormstedt |
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Capt. Erik describes shipboard operations, pointing out the differences in accomodations, |
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| Sam examines the engineer’s quarters | Yuri on the Boyer | Capt. Erik discusses hatch covers and the Edmund Fitzgerald |
 Photo courtesy Rob Ottmers |
 Photo courtesy Bill Wormstedt |
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| The group ventures into one of the Boyer’s cargo holds (Watch out for the spiders!) |
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 Photo courtesy Bill Wormstedt |
 Photo courtesy Denise Hunyadi |
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| Capt. Erik leads a tour on the deck of the Boyer and discusses shipboard operations | ||
 Photo courtesy Denise Hunyadi |
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| Capt. Dave | Yuri, again!! | ||
 Photo courtesy Bill Wormstedt |
 Photo courtesy Rob Ottmers |
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| Model of the Great Lakes excursion steamer Put-in-Bay |
Our two captains chat in the Captain’s Office aboard the Boyer |
Give Denise a paint brush! |
 Photo courtesy Bill Wormstedt |
 Photo courtesy Denise Hunyadi |
 Photo courtesy Rob Ottmers |
| Capt. Dave answers Maggie’s question in the Pilothouse | “Take her to sea, Mr. Standart” | Now available on Ebay! |
 Photo courtesy Bill Wormstedt |
 Photo courtesy Denise Hunyadi |
 Photo courtesy Rob Ottmers |
| Great Lakes tugs Idaho and Nebraska head up river for a tow The Nebraska comes along side the Boyer to say “hello” |
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| "Maritime Class" Lower Lakes Towing bulk carrier Mississagi departs Toldeo’s grain terminal, heading downbound past the Boyer toward Lake Erie |
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 Photo courtesy Rob Ottmers |
 Photo courtesy Bill Wormstedt |
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| Tugs Nebraska and Idaho tow Canada Steamship Lines’ MV Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin past the Boyer | ||
| View photos from our visit to the former Bob-Lo excursion steamer SS Ste. Claire | ||
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