1894 - 1993
Fred started his career in 1908 in his father's boatyard, Peterson Boat Works (PBW), at age 14. After PBW burned in 1918, Fred worked as a shipbuilding supervisor at Leathem Smith Shipyard. A resourceful entrepreneur, he was involved in businesses ranging from mink trapping to insurance to make the dream of owning his own shipyard a reality. In 1933, Fred and his wife, Irene, reestablished Peterson Boat Works (later Peterson Builders, Inc.) which became a world-renowned builder of military and commercial ships. PBI originally built fish tugs and yachts, and then Air-Sea rescue boats and subchasers that were required for WWII. After the war PBI returned to building yachts, commercial ships, crew boats and minecraft. In 1946 Fred designed and built his dream ship, the 65' steel and wood schooner Utopia. Proving PBI's capabilities he successfully sailed her around the world in 1956-1959.| HM Number | HM1ORS |
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| Placed By | Fred J. Peterson Foundation, Inc |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 469753 N 4964179 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.83038333, -87.38263333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 49.823', W 87° 22.958' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 49' 49.38" N, 87° 22' 57.48" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 920 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 120 N Madison Ave, Sturgeon Bay WI 54235, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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