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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.
- 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.