Steamboat "Tashmoo" Beached before Sinking near Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, in June 1936

Old steamboat tradition said that giving a sidewheeler a Native American name was bad luck, but the Tashmoo set out to prove otherwise. For more than 30 years, the luxurious steamer made daily stops at its namesake Tashmoo Park, a popular recreation area between Detroit and Port Huron. But in 1936, she struck a submerged rock and sank. All aboard were evacucated safely.