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Soo sells MS Norgoma to Tobermory

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Michael Erskine
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The M.S. Norgoma rests uneasily in its former berth at the Roberta Bondar Transient Marina in Sault Ste. Marie. The historic vessel has since moved to a more temporary home at the Purvis Shipyard where it remains awaiting its fate.

Businessmen plan on floating restaurantSAULT STE. MARIE - The Norgoma, sister ship to the Norisle berthed at Manitowaning, has been sold to interests in Tobermory, where plans to turn it into a quayside restaurant and tourist attraction are in the nascent stage.The Norisle was at one time destined to also travel to Tobermory, where plans […]

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Michael Erskine
Michael Erskine
Michael Erskine BA (Hons) is a staff writer at The Manitoulin Expositor. He received his honours BA from Laurentian University in 1987. His former lives include underground miner, oil rig roughneck, early childhood educator, elementary school teacher, college professor and community legal worker. Michael has written several college course manuals and has won numerous Ontario Community Newspaper Awards in the rural, business and finance and editorial categories.
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