She was used to transport bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal, grain and occasionally limestone.

She was built using the Isherwood System of longitudinal construction of ships, powered by a 1,900 horsepower triple expansion steam engine and fueled by two coal-fired Scotch marine boilers.

She entered service on July 7, 1914, clearing Ecorse, Michigan bound for Cleveland, Ohio.

In 1992 she was sold to K & K Warehousing and towed to Menominee, Michigan, then later to Marinette, Wisconsin to again serve as a freight transfer vessel.

The final retirement of the old vessel came in March 2016 - after 102 years of service - when she was towed to the Menominee River and moored to await scrapping.