City of St. Ignace & City of Cleveland, D&C Line Postcard

S.S. City of St. Ignace & S.S. City of Cleveland at the dock, D&C Line. Vintage Postcard restored and enhanced by Scenes from the Past. The main route was between Detroit, Michigan, and Cleveland, Ohio. Routes also lead to Buffalo, New York with the purchase of the Detroit and Buffalo Steamship Company in 1909. Charters and day-trips were also offered. Most scheduled sailings were overnight sailings, landing in the morning after departure. Each ship was painted with a black hull and white superstructure and white lettering. By 1949, the ships wore all-white paint with blue lettering. The line operated from 1868 to 1951.