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: The J.E. Collins and The Lorne; The J.E. Collings and the Lorne, on their way to the Magdalen Islands.

: The Leo; The Leo before it was rigged as a schooner. Captain Thomas Trenholm talked about the Leo in an interview with Dutch Thompson in 2002. George Dunn and Hodd Hyde owned the ship, and Tom discusses the rumours about one of the masts having once been part of a local radio tower! Listen here: http://www.islandvoices.ca/interviews/detailview/ivoices:ivoices20100513acass002

: The Leona E. Macguire, formerly the Nellie J. Banks; The Leona E. Macguire, formerly known as the Nellie J. Banks. This famous rum-runners final home was Murray Harbour. Royal White tells the story of how the ship came to rest in Murray Harbour in a 2007 interview with Dutch Thompson. The interview can be heard on the Island Voices website, at: http://www.islandvoices.ca/interviews/detailview/ivoices:ivoices20101222acass002

: The Marie Lena; J. MacKenzie painting the Marie Lena on the beach.

: The Mill in Murray River; Gavin MacLeod's homestead (centre), the grist mill (left), and John Cambridge's old store (right) in Murray River. Gavin was a nephew of Gavin and Cartney McLure, who left him their grist, shingle, and saw mill properties in Murray River when they died.

: The Minnie Laura; The Minnie Laura anchored, perhaps off Beach Point? The ship was owned by Reuben Penny.

: The Minnie Mack; The Minnie Mack in Murray Harbour. The ship was owned by Hiram, Horace, and John Hyde.

: The Muriel; The Muriel was built for Silas Sencabaugh, and later sold to Percy White who used it as a packet. Royal White worked for seven years on the Muriel, and earned $700 in that time. He used the money to buy a ship, the Margaret Cavell, with his father. The full story can be heard in his interview with Dutch Thompson on Island Voices: http://www.islandvoices.ca/interviews/detailview/ivoices:ivoices20101222acass001

: The Outlook 2; The Outlook II, owned by Hugh Jackson of Beach Point.

: The Roseneath; A photo of the Roseneath, far right, by local photographer Elliot Lumsden. The ship was owned by Archie MacDonald, and the photo was likely taken sometime before 1920.

: The Senator Snowball; The Senator Snowball, owned by Arthur White.

: The Skylark; The Skylark in Murray River. The ship was built in 1907.

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