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  • Another Steamer!
    Democratic Free Press (Detroit, MI), 21 Jun 1832, p. 3     Another Steamer!-- We have to congratulate our citizens of the St. Joseph on the completion of the Newburyport steam-boat, intended for the navigation of the St. Joseph river. She will soon depart fo
    Democratic Free Press (Detroit, MI), 21 Jun 1832, p. 3   Another Steamer!-- We have to congratulate our citizens of the St. Joseph …
  • Stranded
    Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY), 11 Oct 1847, p. 2, column 3     STRANDED.--The Schooner Outward Bound , with a cargo of 11,000 bushels of wheat, in getting out of our harbor on Thursday last, touched her heel, paid off, and went on shore to the southward of the s
    Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY), 11 Oct 1847, p. 2, column 3   STRANDED.--The Schooner Outward Bound , with a cargo of 11,000 bushels of …
  • Marine Notes
    Racine Weekly Journal (Racine, WI), 13 Sep 1876     MARINE NOTES The schooner Dolphin, commanded by Captain Roney, fell a victim to the severe storm of Tuesday night. Attempting to enter the harbor she failed and cast anchor a short distance from the
    Racine Weekly Journal (Racine, WI), 13 Sep 1876   MARINE NOTES The schooner Dolphin, commanded by Captain Roney, fell a victim …
  • Schooner Dolphin of Racine, Sunk by Collision
    Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), 13 Jul 1869     SCHOONER DOLPHIN, OF RACINE, SUNK BY COLLISION.--This vessel is appears was sunk in the Strat by a collision with the bark Badger State, of Chicago, shortly before midnight on the 8th instant, when a
    Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), 13 Jul 1869   SCHOONER DOLPHIN, OF RACINE, SUNK BY COLLISION.--This vessel is appears was sunk …
  • St. Catharines Evening Journal (St. Catharines, ON), March 27, 1862
        Vessels have commenced to clear from Chicago.
      Vessels have commenced to clear from Chicago.
  • St. Catharines Journal (St. Catharines, ON), March 10, 1842
        Launch - A fine large schooner, built since the 1st Jan. last, will be launched from the ship-yard of Mr. Shickaluna, Welland canal, St. Catharines, on the 17th inst. (St. Patrick's day) at 1 o'clock
      Launch - A fine large schooner, built since the 1st Jan. last, …
  • Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI), Fri., 6 Aug, 1875
        *US#75608 At 328 gt, she was one of the largest wooden tugs ever built on the lakes.
      *US#75608 At 328 gt, she was one of the largest wooden tugs …
  • Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), Wednesday, September 2, 1868
        THE 'SCUD' -- The SCUD is the name of a rather finely constructed fore-and-after, that made our harbor for the first time yesterday. She was loaded with 192 tons of coal from Oswego. A new schooner n
      THE 'SCUD' -- The SCUD is the name of a rather finely …
  • Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), Monday, September 14, 1868
        The new scow PHOENIX, Capt. George W. Reed, made this port on Sunday, with lumber from Menominee. She measures 125 feet over-all, 26 foot beam and 8 foot 6 inches in depth, in the lowest place, and 2
      The new scow PHOENIX, Capt. George W. Reed, made this port on …
  • Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Nov. 9, 1874
        Trouble In The Harbor The Schooner Ben. Franklin and Her Captain Meet With a Series of Trials Last Saturday afternoon Capt. Doville, of the schooner Ben. Franklin, chartered to Isaac Rice to carry a
      Trouble In The Harbor The Schooner Ben. Franklin and Her Captain Meet …
  • Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY), October 10, 1868, page 3
  • Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY), October 8, 1868, page 3
  • Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Tues., July 25, 1876
        A REMINISCENCE The Late Captain Starkweather and Captain John T. Van Alstine, shipmates, in England when the Queen was Married. Captain John H. Starkweather, whose death, which we announced yesterday
      A REMINISCENCE The Late Captain Starkweather and Captain John T. Van Alstine, …
  • Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Buffalo, NY), November 23, 1868, page 3
  • Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), Thurs., May 5, 1859
        The West Pier. - The winter storms and the late heavy lake winds have made frightful inroads upon the West Pier, on which the Oswego light-house is built. It is threatened with utter annihilation, an
      The West Pier. - The winter storms and the late heavy lake …
  • Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), Mon., Feb. 14, 1881
        This vessel was the "David Dows," 1,481 gross tons, lost Nov.25, 1889 off Whiting, Ind, 10 mi SSE of Chicago.
      This vessel was the "David Dows," 1,481 gross tons, lost Nov.25, 1889 …
  • Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), June 30, 1920
        Days of Early Navigation on the River Recalled Thriving Boat Traffic on the Genesee is Remembered - Port Was Easy One Then. American steamers that burned wood and plied the lake, and excursion traffi
      Days of Early Navigation on the River Recalled Thriving Boat Traffic on …
  • St. Catharines Journal (St. Catharines, ON), January 30, 1840
        Statement of property passed through the Welland Canal, in the season of 1839, compared with that passed in the season of 1838, shewing the increase and decrease. Articles 1839 1838 ...
      Statement of property passed through the Welland Canal, in the season of …
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 15 Nov, 1901
        TALES OF TERRIBLE SUFFERING RECALLED GOVERNMENT TURNS DOWN BILLS FOR MEDICAL ATTENDANCE EXPERIENCE OF SQUAW ISLAND KEEPERS ON OVERTURNED BOAT Washington, November 14. - Mr. Tracewell, comptroller of
      TALES OF TERRIBLE SUFFERING RECALLED GOVERNMENT TURNS DOWN BILLS FOR MEDICAL ATTENDANCE …
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 22 Jun, 1872
        The boat was abandoned as a total loss the next day, but was recovered by Coast Wrecking Company early in July. She was lost for good on Lake Michigan in August, 1885
      The boat was abandoned as a total loss the next day, but …
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Early Lake Michigan area newspapers