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  • St. Joseph Evening Herald (St. Joseph, MI), Friday, April 19, 1907
    St. Joseph Evening Herald (St. Joseph, MI), Friday, April 19, 1907
    TextNewspaper       The schooner Elizabeth Day capsized in Lake Michigan off Pyramid point Wednesday night during a storm and is a total loss. The crew of four men left the schooner just before it went over and succeeded in getting to Sleeping Bear point in their yawl. The Day was 97 feet …
    TextNewspaper     The schooner Elizabeth Day capsized in Lake Michigan off Pyramid point Wednesday night during a storm and is a total loss. The crew of four men left the schooner just …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Oct. 9, 1879
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Oct. 9, 1879
    TextNewspaper       The Scientific American article appeared in the Oct. 4, 1879 issue. The author apparently did not think much of Lloyd's, and one inflammatory sentence was removed for newspaper use: after "those on board" in the second paragraph, it adds, " The rating characteristics of vessels will then be determined by …
    TextNewspaper     The Scientific American article appeared in the Oct. 4, 1879 issue. The author apparently did not think much of Lloyd's, and one inflammatory sentence was removed for newspaper use: after …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • St. Joseph Evening Herald (St. Joseph, MI), Wednesday, 21 April 1907
    St. Joseph Evening Herald (St. Joseph, MI), Wednesday, 21 April 1907
    TextNewspaper       Muskegon, Mich., April 22 - It is believed the little passenger steamer R. I. Gordon of South Haven has been lost in Lake Michigan. The Gordon was in Muskegon for the purpose of getting a supply of coal Sunday, April 14, leaving for Manitowoc the same evening. It is reported …
    TextNewspaper     Muskegon, Mich., April 22 - It is believed the little passenger steamer R. I. Gordon of South Haven has been lost in Lake Michigan. The Gordon was in Muskegon for …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • St. Joseph Evening Herald (St. Joseph, MI), Monday, 23 September 1907
    St. Joseph Evening Herald (St. Joseph, MI), Monday, 23 September 1907
    TextNewspaper       Detroit, Mich., Sept. 23 - The $50,000 lake steamer Alexander Nimmick, of Cleveland, O., was wrecked Saturday night on the bleak southern shore of Lake Superior, 13 miles west of White Fish point. No living soul was within many miles of the desolate place where the survivors ...
    TextNewspaper     Detroit, Mich., Sept. 23 - The $50,000 lake steamer Alexander Nimmick, of Cleveland, O., was wrecked Saturday night on the bleak southern shore of Lake Superior, 13 miles west of …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • St. Joseph Evening Herald (St. Joseph, MI), Wed., 22 May 1907
    St. Joseph Evening Herald (St. Joseph, MI), Wed., 22 May 1907
    TextNewspaper       The Evening Herald gave brief mention Tuesday of the loss of the steamer Naomi, of the Crosby line by fire in mid-lake, between Grand Haven and Milwaukee, later advices show that the disaster as to the life was greater than at first reported. A Grand Haven dispatch of the 21st …
    TextNewspaper     The Evening Herald gave brief mention Tuesday of the loss of the steamer Naomi, of the Crosby line by fire in mid-lake, between Grand Haven and Milwaukee, later advices show …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), July 3, 1884
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), July 3, 1884
    TextNewspaper       CHICAGO AND SCHUFELDT'S TUG Schufelt, a Chicago distiller, has a tug carrying refuse into Lake Michigan, whose upper works are so high the bridges in Chicago River have to be swung to let her pass. As the tug makes several trips each day, it necessitates a great deal of work …
    TextNewspaper     CHICAGO AND SCHUFELDT'S TUG Schufelt, a Chicago distiller, has a tug carrying refuse into Lake Michigan, whose upper works are so high the bridges in Chicago River have to be …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Friday, May 17, 1884
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Friday, May 17, 1884
    TextNewspaper       For a look at the Little Traverse (Harbor Springs) light and its history, click here.
    TextNewspaper     For a look at the Little Traverse (Harbor Springs) light and its history, click here.
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 26 Mar, 1878
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 26 Mar, 1878
    TextNewspaper       NEW WRECKING MACHINE. - Capt. Wm. Foster, of Cleveland, has invented a machine for raising sunken ships. The power employed is the inflated pontoon system, with an entirely new and inexpensive apparatus, made of three-ply canvas-rubber. A full outfit of 200 pontoons, capable of ...
    TextNewspaper     NEW WRECKING MACHINE. - Capt. Wm. Foster, of Cleveland, has invented a machine for raising sunken ships. The power employed is the inflated pontoon system, with an entirely new and …
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 27 Apr, 1877
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 27 Apr, 1877
    TextNewspaper       THE OLDEST VESSEL. - The schooner Harriet Ross, at present owned in Detroit, is unquestionably the oldest vessel on the lakes. She was in commission prior to the war of 1812, and formed one of Commodore Perry's fleet in the great naval battle on Lake Erie. There is nothing left …
    TextNewspaper     THE OLDEST VESSEL. - The schooner Harriet Ross, at present owned in Detroit, is unquestionably the oldest vessel on the lakes. She was in commission prior to the war of …
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 29 Jun, 1878
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 29 Jun, 1878
    TextNewspaper       ANOTHER STEAMBOAT. - Capt. S. B. Grummond has added another vessel to his already large fleet. The new craft is a side-wheel steamboat, one of the largest of its kind ever on Western waters. She has been under construction for the past year and a half, but so quietly has …
    TextNewspaper     ANOTHER STEAMBOAT. - Capt. S. B. Grummond has added another vessel to his already large fleet. The new craft is a side-wheel steamboat, one of the largest of its kind …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), May 5, 1883
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), May 5, 1883
    TextNewspaper       SMALL-POX, VACCINATION AND INFECTED BEDDING A circular of importance to mariners, bearing upon the subject of small-pox and the mode of preventing the disease, has been issued from the treasury department and reads as follows: 1. The boards of health of several cities along ...
    TextNewspaper     SMALL-POX, VACCINATION AND INFECTED BEDDING A circular of importance to mariners, bearing upon the subject of small-pox and the mode of preventing the disease, has been issued from the treasury …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), July 7, 1883
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), July 7, 1883
    TextNewspaper       Though this article is one of those typical dry-as-dust "new boat" descriptions, I include it because it is a fairly comprehensive description of a vanished breed that was once a significant part of Lakes commerce - the wooden package freighter. The WALTER L. FROST served her various owners well and …
    TextNewspaper     Though this article is one of those typical dry-as-dust "new boat" descriptions, I include it because it is a fairly comprehensive description of a vanished breed that was once a …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Aug. 22, 1882
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Aug. 22, 1882
    TextNewspaper       I find it interesting all the confusion that changes in vessel law caused among ship owners and masters. Things havn't changed so much in 120 years. Custom house collector Jesse Spaulding of Chicago seemed to be the one official determined to find the exact implications of every new ordinance and …
    TextNewspaper     I find it interesting all the confusion that changes in vessel law caused among ship owners and masters. Things havn't changed so much in 120 years. Custom house collector Jesse …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Sep. 30, 1882
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Sep. 30, 1882
    TextNewspaper       The GOLDEN AGE (US#85785) was a more-or-less forgotten schooner of very large proportions. In fact, she was the largest sailing vessel in the world when built, and her 1,846 ton gross exceeded the tonnage of the fabled five-mast DAVID DOWS, built the previous year, by more than 400 tons. Speculation …
    TextNewspaper     The GOLDEN AGE (US#85785) was a more-or-less forgotten schooner of very large proportions. In fact, she was the largest sailing vessel in the world when built, and her 1,846 ton …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Oct. 18, 1877
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Oct. 18, 1877
    TextNewspaper       SHIPWRECKED. _______ Loss of the Schooner Nettie Weaver and Part of her Crew _______ Interesting Narrative of one the Survivors _______ He Seeks Aid to Reach His Home in Cheboygan _______ Among the many applicants for aid at the Mayor's ...
    TextNewspaper     SHIPWRECKED. _______ Loss of the Schooner Nettie Weaver and Part of her Crew _______ Interesting Narrative of one the Survivors _______ He Seeks Aid to Reach His Home in Cheboygan …
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Mon., Oct. 22, 1877
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Mon., Oct. 22, 1877
    TextNewspaper       Schooner VALENTINE, abandoned on the 10th and left to drift
    TextNewspaper     Schooner VALENTINE, abandoned on the 10th and left to drift
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 30 Mar, 1878
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), 30 Mar, 1878
    TextNewspaper       THE ST. CLAIR CANAL. - The following regulations for the government of vessels passing through the St. Clair Flats Canal are established by authority of the Secretary of War as necessary for the proper protection of the banks of the canal from injury. All concerned will please take ...
    TextNewspaper     THE ST. CLAIR CANAL. - The following regulations for the government of vessels passing through the St. Clair Flats Canal are established by authority of the Secretary of War as …
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), July 2, 1880
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), July 2, 1880
    TextNewspaper       RUBY was actually converted from the 135 t. sidewheeler to a 106 t. three-mast schooner and lived out her usefulness in the lumber trade until abandoned about 1894.
    TextNewspaper     RUBY was actually converted from the 135 t. sidewheeler to a 106 t. three-mast schooner and lived out her usefulness in the lumber trade until abandoned about 1894.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Tues, Nov 9, 1880
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), Tues, Nov 9, 1880
    TextNewspaper       *Sand Beach is now Harbor Beach, Michigan **The prop H. LUELLA WORTHINGTON (US#95603) was a brand-new freighter of 149 ft. and 375 gt. The W. R. HANNA (US#26669) was a 23-year-old two-mast scow-schooner of 103 gt and 86 ft.
    TextNewspaper     *Sand Beach is now Harbor Beach, Michigan **The prop H. LUELLA WORTHINGTON (US#95603) was a brand-new freighter of 149 ft. and 375 gt. The W. R. HANNA (US#26669) was a …
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  • Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), April 18, 1883
    Detroit Post and Tribune (Detroit, MI), April 18, 1883
    TextNewspaper       There are 437 vessels of all types in port at Chicago.
    TextNewspaper     There are 437 vessels of all types in port at Chicago.
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