In 1905, Juanita was put into service by Pennsylvania Railroad. The 361 foot passenger steam ship sailed between Buffalo, New York and Duluth, Minnesota until 1937. The wooden superstructure fell foul of the Coast Guard's new safety regulations and was sold.
The ship was refurbished as a ferry for the Great Lakes and renamed SS Milwaukee. She was capable of carrying 900 passengers. In good weather she did two round trips between Milwaukee and Muskegon on weekdays and four on weekends, with all four boilers firing. In winter, she shipped cars. SS Milwaukee Clipper has been in retirement as a museum ship since 1997.
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