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.