Bootlegging and the Lake Superior Rum Trade History
Lake Superior's shores offered a backdrop for bootlegging during Prohibition era. The 1878 Canada Temperance Act and 1916 Ontario Temperance Act shaped cross border liquor flows. Port Arthur saw the Bronfman family’s Mariaggi Hotel linked to liquor exports, with rum runners exploiting Ontario law before enforcement tightened. Rum running from the Thunder Bay waterfront reportedly used tunnels, illustrating a lucrative yet perilous chapter in regional history.
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Bootlegging Tug Arbutus Story Tells of Lake Superior Rum Run
A Thunder Bay Museum Look Back recounts the 63-foot tug Arbutus bootlegging tale from 1920. Captain Stitt and crew aboard the Arbutus evaded U.S. authorities after liquor was found aboard near Copper Harbour, with later salvage and a sinking near Lake Superior. The piece notes how rum running persisted until 1938 and invites readers to a Feb. 15 lecture by Andrew Ehn on bootlegging on Lake Superior at Thunder Bay Museum.
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