Sailing Through Time: A Guide to Conneaut Lake's Passenger Boats

by Don Hilton

Overview

This Guide to Conneaut Lake's Passenger Boats is the book I wished I had when I was a kid!

Conneaut Lake history, along with pictures and stories of more than twenty-five passenger boats that sailed the lake since 1880.

Sailing is a wonderful. Packed full of the past: facts and twists of fate. Not only is this is a must-read for any "Laker" worth their salt, it'll interest anybody who loves history, old boats, or both. Buy it for the youngsters you know so they can begin to understand a bit of how the world used to be.

Sailing Through Time includes a complete bibliography that reaches back into the 1800s!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157027056
Publisher:	Don Hilton
Publication date:	07/17/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Don Hilton spent a sunburned childhood on the east side of Conneaut Lake. He was lucky enough to realize his childhood dream of being “captain of a ship” by running the ferry boat Redwing and the stern wheeler Barbara J. for Conneaut Lake Cruises in the late 1970s.

Always interested in stories old people tell, he was inspired by a chance conversation in July of 2000 to begin collecting memories of Conneaut Lake’s Outing and Redwing ferry boats. This book represents a portion of that work.

Editorial Reviews

Opened the mail today and was very pleasantly surprised to find your book. Though I've never been to the lake or seen any of the boats, I'm enjoying reading about them, so for those who experienced the lake rides, it has to be a fun-look back in time.

Audrey A.

When I was little my grandfather used to tell me about the big boats that ran on Conneaut Lake. Reading this book helped me learn about the lake and about PopPop, too. Makes me wish I could've seen them -

Mary M.

My 85 year-old (younger) brother, Bob, gave me Sailing Through Time for Christmas. We sat and talked for hours, remembering things now long gone. I thank you for writing this wonderful book.

Jim H.

Thank you for the book. Dad did enjoy having a reason to get together with us to give me mine. As usual, you did a great job! He stayed up late the night you dropped them off and read it cover to cover. I can't tell you the last time he did anything like that. He loves it!!

Pam H.