Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:54:19 +0000 From: JANET IRENE SEYMOUR <janet.seymour@wisconsinhistory.org> Subject: "Luck of the Draw: The Mataafa Story" by Robert Abrahamson Message-id: <MWHPR06MB27018376D4D0ABD6CDAE4DFF87D20@MWHPR06MB2701.namprd06.prod.outlook.com>
Musician, poet and author of "Luck of the Draw...the Mataafa Story" has die
d. Not only did he write a great book, that has sold many, many copies, bu
t he also authored a poem that was read at the 40th Anniversary of the Edmo
nd Fitzgerald sinking at Whitefish Point and wrote the prose for the Mataaf
a Memorial located in Canal Park, Duluth, MN.
“Luck of the Draw- The Mataafa Story” by Robert “Bob” Abrahamson.
“Their ship was the Mataafa: their destination was the steel mills of Lak
e Erie. All they had to do was make it through the worst storm on Lake Sup
erior.” (Robert Abrahamson)
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Tony Tracy
Executive Director
Douglas County Historical Society
-- Historically Yours,Tony D. Tracy Executive Director Douglas County Historical Society 1101 John Ave Superior, Wisc. 54880 (715)392-8449<tel:(715)%20392-8449> or TonyT@DouglasHistory.org
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