During prohibition, there were thousands of illegal runs across the Canadian border to Michigan. They brought whiskey into the United States, which was illegal because of the Volstead Act. While organized crime gets much of the credit, there were also average Americans that risked life and limb to bring in alcohol.

These average Americans dodged law enforcement, dealt with bad weather, long trips and boats that were “temperamental”.

We reenact a route that crossed Lake Huron from Cockburn Island, Canada to Cheboygan, Michigan. In the 1920s, this run was done by a marina owner who borrowed a customer’s boat.