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According to my Grandfather, men from town would occasionally
dare each other to swim across the channel as one of the
car ferries was coming into port. No one ever got hurt and
he claims to have done it himself.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Ludington

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Water Ice Snow
BELIEF -- Secular hero

Date learned: 00-00-1979

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