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before 1930. Additionally, the district includes wood-frame vernacular buildings which are part of the historic
Manitou Island ferry service. The district also has docks for Fishtown's commercial fishing vessels, Joy and Janice Sue, along with charter boats, private recreational vessels, and the Mishe-Mokwa ferry.
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detailing. The most prominent of these is the two-story Harbor House, whose first story is a commercial space and the second had been a meeting hall. It has recessed doorways and six over six windows under
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