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• A bull once got very seasick on the M.S. Norgoma and threw up all over the freight deck

• The M.S. Norgoma once hauled 45 tonnes of Turkey from Manitoulin Island

• Captain Cruckshank reported that in all the years he had been on board the M.S. Norgoma he had never once seen a seasick cow, they would brace themselves against the wall and be ok during windy weather

• The passengers aboard the Norgoma used to sit on the sundeck and feed the seagulls chips as they rode the Turkey Trail.


• The M.S.Norgoma was used to deliver new cars to a dealership in Killarney in the 1950’s

• The fare to ride the M.S. Norgoma in 1972 for Children 5-12 years of age was $1.75



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