Postcard from the Steamer Rotarian Landing at Fond du Lac

This undated postcard shows the passenger boat Rotarian docking at Fond du Lac on the St. Louis River.

The Rotarian was an excursion steamboat that operated in Duluth until about 1927. It was owned by the Clow & Nicholson Transportation Company. According to the 1920 advertisement below, the boat left the dock at Fifth Avenue West on the Duluth Harbor for five-hour daytrips and two-hour evening rides on Saturdays and Sundays.

The ol’ steamer met its demise in 1931, as described in the article below from the Oct. 1, 1931 Duluth Herald.