“LUTEFISK” NO. 1
“Lutefisk” Goes to the Bottom.
The good ship Lutefisk, operated by the Crookston Lumber company as a herder of stray logs, went to the bottom of the lake in about fifteen feet of water this morning. The Lutefisk was lying alongside of the company’s boom with the engine quiet. The men noticed that the north wind was pushing the boat up on the boom but before the engine could be started to back her off, the boom tipped her up and the water came in over the side flooding the engine room and filling the hold. The boat will be raised. (May 11, 1912)
LAUNCH “LUTEFISK” NO. 2
New Steamboat Built By Lumber Company In Water
“Lutefisk” number two, has been launched and will be put into use this fall gathering logs in Lake Bemidji. The boat resembles the old steamboat which was formerly used by the company for this purpose but which sank in Lake Bemidji last year. This boat was christened “Lutefisk” by the mill men. The new craft is capable of traveling ten miles an hour and is equipped with a large steam engine. (Bemidji Daily Pioneer, Sept 25, 1913)