The Arbor Queen is a restored 1917 steam powered life boat owned by Tom Stockton.
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/skysnapper/4084573390/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/28133392@N02/3452004237/
- http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/01/02/monthly-milestone-tom-huck-in-ann-arbor/
That steamboat connection is this: Once upon a time, Tom Stockton built a steamboat. From scratch. When I spoke with Stockton on the phone last week, he allowed that he’d started with an early 1900s vintage steel lifeboat. But the engine and boiler he did build himself. [Local photographer Phyllis Valentine has posted some nice photos of the Arbor Queen on her Flickr account, including some close-ups of the steam engine and boiler.]