LAST - Lake Ontario Commercial Fishing Vessel - Eleanor D - Oswego, NY
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jiggs11
N 43° 27.868 W 076° 30.945
18T E 377387 N 4813510
Eleanor D, the last US commercial fishing boat on Lake Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMN8P1
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2015
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The Eleanor D was the last commercial fishing boat on Lake Ontario. It was owned by the local Cahill family, who had fished the Lake for three generations.
Built in 1948, the Cahills fished her from 1958 until 1978. Her main catch consisted of Lake Trout, Whitefish, Perch, Bass, Chubs and Sturgeon. American Eels were also fished. She was powered by a 1972 Detroit Diesel motor. The Eleanor D was built on Lake Erie out of scrap WW II metals.
She sat berthed in Oswego harbor until 2004, when donated to the museum. A team of volunteers lifted her out. Restoration, stabilization and repairs began in 2005.
Access to the Eleanor D and the H Lee White Museum are from the north end of West 1st Street in Oswego. There is ample parking closeto the museum and the various boats.
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