Reviewing the news: A new dock for Petoskey
March 7, 1924: Petoskey dock being prepared
Neil McDuffee is superintending the work of repairing the Petoskey wharf, owned by the Michigan Transit company. The upper works and deck from the land end to the warehouse section will be entirely rebuilt. New timbers and planking will be used.
The old timbers and planking will be given to Petoskey people for fuel, and those caring for this wood should see Neil McDuffee at the wharf.
Remodeling Manitou
The steamer Manitou of the Michigan Transit company fleet, is being remodeled. The work is being handled at Manistee where the automobile deck is being enlarged to give space for twenty automobiles. The cargo space below the main deck is being enlarged by removing many of the built-in staterooms in the lower part of the ship. This space was originally intended for freight cargo but was never utilized, and was finally taken up by small rooms. A freight elevator is being installed to handle the freight.
The ship will make three trips a week from Chicago to northern points, carrying passengers, automobiles and freight cargo. The steamer Puritan will be put on the Frankfurt run and the Missouri on the Soo run during 1924.
Captain George Johnson, who was here this week looking after the Petoskey wharf repairs, will return to Traverse City today.
March 7, 1974: Probe 30 Carp Lake cottage break-ins, quiz 8 juveniles
Emmet County Sheriff’s department reported this morning that 30 break-ins of summer homes in the Carp Lake area are now under investigation.
The series of burglaries were discovered Wednesday night when officers responded to a call from a local citizen on a break-in of two homes owned by Douglas Van Patten in Carp Lake.
Eight juveniles from the Carp Lake area were apprehended last night in connection with the Van Patten home break-in.
The eight youths were released to their parents by police and scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
According to Emmet County Sheriff Richard Zink, an estimated $2500 of stolen goods were recovered from the Van Patten home incident.
Exact value of the stolen items would not be determined as many of them were described as being antiques, including several firearms.
Work is continuing today by the sheriff’s department and Region 10 detectives, who helped in the initial investigation.
Zink said that of the remaining 30 breaking and enterings uncovered, all involved summer homes in the Carp Lake area.
Owners of the homes will be notified as more information is received.
Zink said that no relation between the Van Patten home B & E’s and the other 28 has been determined at this time.
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Reviewing the news: A new dock for Petoskey
