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Ralph's last launch

A group of people outdoors by a river with a boat and rustic equipment, possibly at a community or work event.

Today we celebrated the last launch on Criteser's historic ways. Ralph Criteser has donated his steel tugboat, the Rex, to the Port of Toledo. Ralph designed and built the Rex for working around his moorage facility. Criteser's moorage was built by Ralph and his father after World War II, and has provided moorage and haul out facilities for more than 7 decades.

His contributions to the fishing community cannot be overstated. Here are some photos of today's launch of the Rex. We will share video of the launch soon.

A group of people gathered outdoors near water with a crane and trees in the background.
Three people by old machinery, likely in a rustic workshop or garage.
Two people leaning on a blue pickup truck, smiling, with a building labeled "CRITZER MORAGE" in the background.
A boat named "REX" on a dry dock with trees in the background and a person visible to the side.
An elderly person smiling from the driver's seat of a blue pickup truck, with a "CRITESER MOORAGE" sign in the background.
A person on a docked boat with a smoking chimney, near trees and a hill.
A boat on a ramp with two people working on it, a calm water body, and trees in the background.
A boat named "REX" lifted by a large blue boat hoist at Port of Toledo.
A boat on a calm lake with smoke coming from its chimney against a backdrop of forested hills.
Two boats on a calm river with trees in the background and a jetty in the foreground.
A boat near a dock with a person on board, surrounded by calm water and greenery in the background.
A boat and a barge on a river with smoke rising from the barge, surrounded by trees and broken pilings in the foreground.
A group of people gathered outdoors near water with a crane and trees in the background.
Three people by old machinery, likely in a rustic workshop or garage.
Two people leaning on a blue pickup truck, smiling, with a building labeled "CRITZER MORAGE" in the background.
A boat named "REX" on a dry dock with trees in the background and a person visible to the side.
An elderly person smiling from the driver's seat of a blue pickup truck, with a "CRITESER MOORAGE" sign in the background.
A person on a docked boat with a smoking chimney, near trees and a hill.
A boat on a ramp with two people working on it, a calm water body, and trees in the background.
A boat named "REX" lifted by a large blue boat hoist at Port of Toledo.
A boat on a calm lake with smoke coming from its chimney against a backdrop of forested hills.
Two boats on a calm river with trees in the background and a jetty in the foreground.
A boat near a dock with a person on board, surrounded by calm water and greenery in the background.
A boat and a barge on a river with smoke rising from the barge, surrounded by trees and broken pilings in the foreground.