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Summary
Roy Ranger led a crew from St. James in the gasoline boat Rhine to reach the storm-damaged Lucie A. near Fox Island in December 1913. The report says the crew towed the fishing boat home and supplied food.
Evidence and limits
This is an episode-qualified record based on a clipped newspaper reprint. The source does not give Ranger’s occupation, address, age, family, or later life, and the crew members remain unnamed.
Open questions
- Can the Charlevoix Sentinel or local maritime records identify Ranger and the rescue crew fully?
- Was Ranger associated with the Rhine or a local fishing company?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, December 20, 1913, report reprinted from the Charlevoix Sentinel on the Lucie A. rescue.Names Ranger as the person who left St. James at nine o’clock with a crew in the Rhine to reach Fox Island and tow the Lucie A. home. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
- Charlevoix Courier, 1950, Roy Ranger martin-house profile.Describes a Roy Ranger of Charlevoix as a retired sailor and ship builder. The matching name and regional maritime context make this a probable, not established, continuation of the 1913 rescuer. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 2 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Roy Ranger”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/roy-ranger/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix County Herald, December 20, 1913, report reprinted from the Charlevoix Sentinel on the Lucie A. rescue. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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