Alice Craig
Schooner · United States · Lost 1887 · Apostle Islands & Western Lake Superior
A former US Revenue Cutter turned fishing and cargo schooner, wrecked in a storm off Bayfield in 1887 with her crew saved by a fishing yawl.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Alice Craig began life in 1857 as the US Revenue Cutter John B. Floyd, one of six such cutters built for Great Lakes service. Decommissioned in 1864 and later purchased and renamed by fisherman Frank Boutin, she worked out of Bayfield, Wisconsin, hauling fish and cargo. On November 18, 1887, she foundered or drove ashore in a storm near Bayfield; her crew survived a harrowing night before being rescued by a fishing yawl.
Vessel
- 1857
- US registry no. 554
- Merry Gay
- Milton, Ohio
- Wood
- 62.7 ft
- 18.4 ft
- 43.01
- Sail
- Frank Boutin (final owner); originally built as the US Revenue Cutter John B. Floyd
Loss
- November 18, 1887
- Storm
- Off Bayfield, Lake Superior, near Bark Point or between Sand River and Raspberry Bay
- Lake Superior
- Not established
- Camp supplies
- Not established
- 0
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
Position
- 46.88° N 91.18° W
- Reported, unconfirmed
- Bayfield, Wisconsin
Coordinates mark the nearest named location (Cornucopia, Wisconsin); the exact wreck site is not confirmed.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (60/100)
The precise wreck location is disputed between two historical accounts, and her present condition or discovery are not established.
Wisconsin Historical Society, WI Shipwrecks database
Build history, conversion from Revenue Cutter, ownership, dimensions, loss date, and rescue account.
