- Rig
- Cabin launch
- Dates
- to 1922-10-06
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippingheritage
Summary
The Alice K was a cabin launch involved in a 1922 rescue. The contemporary report calls it the Robie launch and says its engine broke on the route from Saint James to Petoskey; a 1942 retrospective names it Alice K.
Evidence and limits
The held sources provide no official number, builder, dimensions, ownership record, or complete route. The connection between “Robie launch” and Alice K is supported by the retrospective of the same episode and remains qualified.
Open questions
- Can a vessel registry or local shipping record identify the Alice K?
- Which route and duration are correct: the contemporary report’s three hours or the retrospective’s 36 hours?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, October 20, 1922, report under “Petoskey.”Calls the boat the Robie launch and says its engine broke while traveling from St. James to Petoskey. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
- Charlevoix Courier, April 8, 1942, “Twenty Years Ago,” retrospective of Wednesday, October 11, 1922.Names the disabled cabin launch Alice K and identifies Capt. Guy Robie as aboard when it was picked up near Isle Aux Galets. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
Added 1 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Alice K”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/vessels/alice-k-1922/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix County Herald, October 20, 1922, report under “Petoskey.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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