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Continued from page 25....Interesting Sales in Harrison Township. But to besides deliver mail and
People on the Water keep things interesting, Jason parts and tools from the
Hank Smith didn’t pursue being does some unusual and fun Captain Jason Elliott UPS man? Prob-
a professional boat builder with Chris, part time work to stay on the ably the most
however, Hank’s son Vance, Jason’s great water year round. frequent job
grandfather, worked for Gar Wood and Jason said is
was a mechanic on the Miss America en- After working the “Anchor
gines, including Miss America 4 which with his brother at Mich- Run” to
broke speed records with its 4 race engines igan Marine Salvage in pick up/
and only 2 propellers. In Jason’s home is a 2001, Jason trained drop off
baby bassinette that has been passed down and received a cap- freight-
through the family that Vance Smith built tain’s license from er
from the hull of Miss America 6 which had the US Coast Guard.
crashed in a run on the St. Clair River in He is also a certified “pilots.”
Algonac. diver and works part I think
Getting back to Jason, his full time doing salvage. this is
time job is performing electrical and me- His least favorite job? a story
chanical work at Hideaway Harbor Yacht Pulling vehicles out of in itself
Supplies being delivered to passing ship the someday on
water these guys,
when Photo taken by but briefly, a
they fall Neil Schultheiss pilot will "cap-
through tain" a freighter
the ice… through New
dangerous and York’s Welland
too cold! Canal locks coming from
Another part the Atlantic Ocean through to Lake Erie.
time job is working for Jason will take a fresh "pilot" to where a
the J.W. Westcott mail freighter is anchored, or more normally,
boat service on the will transfer pilots while a freighter is
Detroit River. What underway.
does the mail boat do Continued on page 48......
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