built to replace the , which ran aground on Sawtooth Reef, Lake Superior. The Pilot house of the Irvan L. Clymer is located on Pier B in Duluth, Minnesota. Built in 1917 and scrapped in 1994 the Irvan L. Clymers pilot house sits at the end of the pier. The pilot house of the Frontanec (1966) is preserved in Two Harbors, Minnesota after the Frontanec ran aground in 1979 and scrapped in 1985 in Duluth Minnesota her pilot house now sits near the light house at Two Harbors. The Frontanecs original pilot house from 1923 is now preserved in Fairport Harbor, Ohio the original pilot house was removed during the 1966 1967 Season winter layup. The pilot house of the George Himdman is on display in Duluth Minnesota in service from 1950 to 1987 being scrapped overseas her pilot house now serves as a bike rental shop. Failed museum attempts (ships scrapped) Several other lakers nearly became museums but, due to funding, political opposition or other causes, were scrapped: SS Alabama: Goodrich Transit Line steamer later cut down as a barge, scrapped in 2009 SS Canadiana: Crystal Beach Park boat scrapped after preservationist opposition Three-masted schooner SV : Built in 1846 for the lumber trade, she sank in Green Bay in 1864. She was raised in 1965 and brought to Menominee, Michigan as a museum. After years of neglect, she was dismantled in 1998. SS John Ericsson: The penultimate whaleback freighter, John Ericsson was scrapped in 1969 in Hamilton, Ontario. Politics, as was the case with Canadiana, played a central role in the loss of the ship. Wrecking tug Favorite: The Great Lakes' best-known salvage tug, likened to SS Foundation Franklin in the Canadian Maritimes. An attempt to save it at Sault Ste. Marie (next to failed when state funding failed to materialize and the riveted hull began to leak. She was scrapped in Detour Township, Michigan. Lewis G Harriman: A 1923 purpose-built cement carrier, the first of her kind, which sailed from her launch until 1980. Used as a storage barge until 2003, a group tried to save her; however, poor communications within the company saw the ship sold in 2004 and scrapped in Sault Ste. Marie by Purvis Marine. The majority of the hull was fed to the Algoma Steel Mill but the forecastle was saved as a summer cottage at Detour, Michigan. Lansdowne and Huron: The paddlewheel