https://skippersreview.com/review/new/florida-cruising-directory-fort-lauderdale
Florida Cruising Directory: The ICW is unique among the world’s recreational waterways, yet recreation was the farthest thing from its builders’ motives. In roadless pre-rail Florida, the ICW was the main — and often ONLY — artery, plied by sail and steam boats carrying everything from southbound settlers to northbound pineapples.