A Great Lakes Odyssey — Part 5

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Reuniting with Grandfather’s ‘Good Ship Tobermory’ on its 100th birthday

Mary Wakefield Buxton

Dennis Dougherty of Sault Ste Marie, Mich., spent many years fondly looking out at the “Champion,” (F.W. Wakefield’s dream ship “Tobermory II” that he had designed and built according to his own plans in 1924) that lay partially submerged on a sand bar near his house on the St. Mary’s River.

Mary Wakefield Buxton
Mary Wakefield Buxtonhttps://www.ssentinel.com/category/one-womans-opinion/
“One Woman’s Opinion” served as a special feature of the Southside Sentinel for four decades, written by the late Urbanna resident Mary Wakefield Buxton. Traditionally a humorist, Mary has written a column on all subjects and sometimes in very serious vein. Along with writing a column for the Sentinel, she is also author of 15 books about life and love in Tidewater, Virginia.