Dr. F. E. Green's steam yacht MOHAWK
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Originally Posted by tis
Mcdude, do you have any more information about the West Wind, owned by Dr Libby? I am very interested because my grandfather set up the museum with Dr. Libby. My grandparents lived in the house across the street for a while until my grandmother was expecting another child and felt it would be too hard to have a toddler and an infant so close to the water. But anyway, I would love to know more about the boat, if it still exists etc. Thanks.
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The late '80's and the '90's were years of great expansion in the Lakes Region. They were the years when the great summer estates were built and most of them boasted a steam yacht.
Dr. F. E. Greene owned Windermere, with its broad acres and beautiful shores, to which he brought the steam yacht MOHAWK. This trim little boat was a twin to WEST WIND, which was owned by Dr. Libby of Wolfeborough. A distinguishing feature of these boats provided by their well-known builder, George Whitney, was a steam-whistle with a built-in plunger. The purpose of this plunger was to alter the size of the sound chamber so that different musical notes could be sounded, and thus simple tunes could be played. Frank Lamprey was captain of MOHAWK and Charles Tuttle, who in later years owned and captained RELIANCE, was engineer.
MOHAWK was destroyed when her boathouse burned 1906.
The following year Dr. F. E. Greene saw a yacht that pleased him in the George Lawley boat yard. It was brought to the lake where it was completely refurbished and named WINDERMERE.
The Graceful WEST WIND of 1891 built for Dr. John Libby of Wolfeboro by George Whitney.
Photograph and information from Farewell Old Mount Washington by Edward H. Blackstone.