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| 8 | 16 | 1892 | Railroads / ferry | Procedure for loading train cars on ferry tried | ||
| 8 | 27 | 1892 | Railroads / ferry | Plans for Ontario ship railroad | ||
| 11 | 30 | 1892 | Ships / train ferry grounding | First train ferry trip by Ann Arbor goes aground | ||
| 12 | 1 | 1892 | Ships / train ferry grounding | More on Ann Arbor grounding | ||
| 12 | 2 | 1892 | Ships / train ferry recovery | Train ferry Ann Arbor recovered from grounding | ||
| 2 | 15 | 1893 | Railroads / train ferries | Cross-lake train ferry possibilities | ||
| 12 | 17 | 1895 | Shipping / car ferry | Car ferry for Grand Haven? | ||
| 1 | 10 | 1896 | Railroads / Ferry | Train cars drop off ferry at Frankfort | ||
| 7 | 11 | 1896 | Shipping / car ferries | Steam barges contracted to carry train cars from GH to Milwaukee | ||
| 10 | 7 | 1896 | Ships / car ferry | Ludington car ferry to start | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1897 | Navigation / car ferry | New car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoc | ||
| 9 | 22 | 1897 | Navigation / car ferry | Boyton and car ferry / Grand Haven - Milwaukee? | ||
| 10 | 12 | 1897 | Navigation / train ferry | Proposal to use Nyack as a train ferry | ||
| 7 | 14 | 1898 | Shipping / car ferry | Car Ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon not making money | ||
| 1 | 3 | 1899 | Transportation / car ferry | Old-timers say that the car ferry is the coming thing | ||
| 7 | 28 | 1899 | Navigation / Car Ferries | Englishmen propose Grand Haven to Milwaukee car ferry | ||
| 11 | 3 | 1899 | Navigation / Ships | Car ferry for Grand Haven? | ||
| 10 | 26 | 1901 | Navigation / Car Ferries | Car ferry service looks good - Muskegon Chronicle in GH Tribune | ||
| 8 | 23 | 1902 | Ships / Car Ferries | Grand Haven to get a car ferry to Milwaukee | ||
| 8 | 25 | 1902 | Ships / Car Ferries | New car ferry described | ||
| 3 | 23 | 1903 | Navigation / Car Ferries | Large new Crosby ferry to be built for Grand Haven | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | 1903 | Navigation / Car Ferries | New car ferry 'City of Grand Haven' to be launched in June | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | 1903 | Navigation / Car Ferries | Car ferry Grand Haven soon to be launched | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 22 | 1903 | Car Ferries / Ship Launching | Photo of Mrs. Harriet Crosby who christened car ferry "Grand Haven" Mil Journal | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 22 | 1903 | Car Ferries / Naming | Thanks to Mrs. Crosby for naming car ferry "Grand Haven" | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 22 | 1903 | Ca Ferries / Ship Launching | Car Ferry Grand Haven launched in Toledo / Description | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 25 | 1903 | Car Ferries / Construction | Sister Ship to car ferry Grand Haven to be built | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 27 | 1903 | Economy / Transportation | Grand Havens rail and boat advantages | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 24 | 1903 | Car Ferry / Celebration | Car ferry Grand Haven entrance celebration planned | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 1903 | Navigation / Car Ferries | Terminal secured in Milwaukee for car ferry Grand Haven | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 16 | 1903 | Car Ferry / Harbor / Slip | New car ferry slip nearing completion | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 16 | 1903 | Navigation / Car Ferries | Car ferry Grand Haven to arrive next week | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | 19 | 1903 | Navigation / Car Ferries | Route and schedule for car ferry Grand Haven | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | 1903 | Car Ferry Grand Haven/ Crew | Car ferry Grand Haven in Detroit / Crew List / Description | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 23 | 1903 | Car Ferry / Harbor / Slip | Work rushed on car ferry dock | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 24 | 1903 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Use | Car Ferry Grand Haven in Milwaukee / Importance of ship | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | 1903 | Car Ferries / History | Two car ferry days for Grand Haven will be like old 'Black Boat' days | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | 1903 | Economy / Railroads | The importance of railroads to Grand Haven | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | 25 | 1903 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Use | Car Ferry Grand Haven delayed / Request for car ferry reception | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | 25 | 1903 | Harbor / South Channel | Old South Channel gets new life from car ferries | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | 26 | 1903 | Car Ferry / Harbor / Slip | Car Ferry dock nearly complete / S Channel bridge to be rebuilt / 2 articles | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | 28 | 1903 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Use | Car Ferry Grand Haven arrives! | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 28 | 1903 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / City | Ex-Mayor Baar praises new car ferry | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | 29 | 1903 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Use | Car Ferry Grand Haven leaves for Milwaukee | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 29 | 1903 | City / Economy | Grand Haven economic prospects / history praised by Detroit Tribune - good | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | 1 | 1903 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Use | Car Ferry Grand Haven can only use two tracks | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 1 | 1903 | Car Ferry / Harbor / Slip | Work continues on car ferry dock | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | 10 | 1903 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Photo | Photo/story of car ferry Grand Haven - 2 articles | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | 14 | 1903 | Car Ferries / Employment | Car ferries do not cost jobs - Rebuttal to Holland Sentinel article | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 15 | 1903 | Car Ferries / Employment | Tribune rebuts negative ferry impact on Grand Haven | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 30 | 1903 | Car Ferries / Lake Michigan | 8 car ferries I operation on Lake Michigan this winter | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 31 | 1903 | Grand River / Phenomena | Car Ferry Grand Haven causes river to rise / Peculiar sounds | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 1 | 1903 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Use | Car Ferry Grand Haven breaks ice for smaller boats | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 16 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Repair | Car ferry Grand Haven has had many broken propellers | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 23 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Use | Car ferry Grand Haven is handling the ice well | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Use | Car ferry Grand Haven breaks ice in river | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 11 | 1904 | Navigation / Ice Blockade | Car ferry Grand Haven and Naomi finally make Milwaukee | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1904 | Shipwrecks / History/ People | Master of car ferry Marquette #17 was 1st mate on Ironsides | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Repair | Car Ferry Grand Haven breaks another propeller wheel | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Repair | Car Ferry Grand Haven has broken six propellers this winter | 1 | |
| 3 | 9 | 1904 | Piers / Use / Navigation / Ice | Many visit pier to watch Naomi and car ferry Grand Haven battle ice | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 10 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Repair | Car ferry Grand Haven breaks another propeller battling ice | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 11 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / People | Captain of car ferry Grand Haven resigns | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 16 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Ice | Car ferry Grand Haven's passengers walk ashore over ice at Milwaukee | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 17 | 1904 | Navigation / Ice Blockade | Naomi and car ferry Grand Haven drifting in ice flow off Racine | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 21 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / People | Car Ferry Grand Haven captain reinstated | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 26 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Piers | Car ferry Grand Haven has narrow escape in channel | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 29 | 1904 | Grand River / Floods / Damage | Flood undermines car ferry track | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 31 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Flood | Car Ferry Grand Haven has to anchor in channel - flood current | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 20 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Dredging | Car Ferry Grand Haven dredges out South Channel with her propellers | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 23 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Use | Car Ferry Grand Haven to carry excursionists this summer | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Ads | Engravings of car ferry Grand Haven put on checks | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Use | Car Ferry Grand Haven makes record run across Lake Michigan - 4:45 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 1904 | Navigation / Car Ferries | Grand Haven to get another car ferry next year | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Use | 200 Milwaukee excursionists visit Grand Haven on car ferry | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 25 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Race | Car ferry Grand Haven races steam yacht 'Sea Fox' | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven | Car ferry Grand Haven grounds in Milwaukee harbor | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 13 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Race | Car ferry Grand Haven challenges yacht Sea Fox to a race - $4000 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | 15 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Invention | Car ferry Grand Haven has a powerful searchlight | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 26 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Harbor | Car ferry Grand Haven periodically grounds in South Channel | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 28 | 1904 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Harbor | Car ferry Grand Haven grounds outside of harbor | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 19 | 1904 | Harbor / Ice / Car Ferry | Difficulty clearing ice from South Channel for Car ferry Grand Haven | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 16 | 1905 | Ice Blockade / Ships | Car ferry Grand Haven blockaded in harbor | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 27 | 1905 | Navigation / Harbor Ice / Rescue | Nyack and Car Ferry Grand Haven whistle for tug assistance | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | 21 | 1905 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Harbor | Wharfs and grain elevator undermined by car ferry Grand Haven props | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 16 | 1905 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Ice | Car ferry Grand Haven passes through skim of ice in Lake Michigan | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 26 | 1905 | City / Schools / Artifact | Souvenir sill from Ferry's old log school house on display | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 18 | 1905 | Post Office / Construction | Car ferry Grand Haven brings stone for new federal building | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 25 | 1905 | Navigation / Ships | Car ferry Grand Haven and old schooner Grand Haven meet in Milwaukee | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | 9 | 1905 | Car Ferry Grand Haven | Car Ferry Grand Haven to be sold | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 23 | 1905 | Shipwreck / Rescue | Car Ferry Grand Haven rescues shipwreck Rouse Simmons | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 8 | 1905 | Car Ferry Grand Haven | Car Ferry Grand Haven saved at auction | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | 4 | 1905 | Car Ferry Grand Haven | Car Ferry Grand Haven breaks shaft on pier | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 15 | 1905 | Car Ferry Grand Haven | Lettering on hull of Car Ferry Grand Haven changed | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 27 | 1906 | Car Ferry Grand Haven/ Invention | New 'shutter back' for car ferry stern proposal | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 18 | 1906 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Color | Car Ferry Grand Haven to be painted white | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 28 | 1906 | Car Ferry Grand Haven Postcard | Description of post card showing car ferry Grand Haven leaving Milwaukee | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 22 | 1906 | Car Ferry Grand Haven/ Lightning | Flagpole on Car Ferry Grand Haven struck by lightning | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | 1906 | Car Ferry Grand Haven | Search for propeller to car ferry Grand Haven | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | 22 | 1906 | Grand Haven Ship Nicknames | Grand Haven boat nicknames - Car Ferry Grand Haven "Car Barn" | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 16 | 1907 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Coaling | Problem of coaling up car ferry Grand Haven | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 25 | 1907 | Car Ferry Grand Haven / Ice | Proposal to have car ferry Grand Haven break up ice on Grand River - flooding | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1907 | More Car Ferries | Grand Haven to get more car ferries | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | 1907 | Car Ferry Life Described | Description of activities on board Pere Marquette 18 at Chicago | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | 9 | 1907 | City Improvements | New railroad for Grand Haven - more car ferries - need for breakwater | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 6 | 1908 | Car Ferry G. Haven Crew Drunk | Car ferry Grand Haven short-handed - crew drunk | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 27 | 1908 | Exclusive Railway Cars Coming | Exclusive railway cars coming to Grand Haven and car ferry | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | 21 | 1908 | New Car Ferry for Grand Haven | Grand Haven to get new car ferry 'Manistique' (Milwaukee) | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | 22 | 1908 | Story on Car Ferry Manistique | Story on car ferry Manistique (Milwaukee) | ||
| 9 | 23 | 1908 | Photograph of New Car Ferry | Good photograph of car ferry Manistique (Milwaukee) | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 1908 | Car Ferry Manistique at Milwaukee | Car ferry Manistique arrives at Milwaukee dry dock | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | 1908 | Car Ferry Milwaukee Arrives at GH | Car Ferry Milwaukee (Manistique) arrives at Grand Haven - description | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | 10 | 1908 | Photos of GH Car Ferries | Photographs of car ferries Grand Haven and Milwaukee - supplement | ||
| 11 | 6 | 1908 | Car Ferry Schedule | Car Ferry Grand Haven and Milwaukee schedule description | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | 18 | 1909 | Both Car Ferries In Port | Both car ferries in port together because of damaged Milwaukee draw bridge | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 26 | 1909 | Photograph of Ships Breaking Ice | Photograph of car ferry Grand Haven and Nyak breaking ice | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | 1909 | Car Ferry Marquette Goes Aground | Car Ferry Marquette goes aground at foot of Clinton St. | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | 12 | 1909 | Car Ferry Grand Haven Grounds | Car ferry Grand Haven grounds at beach in heavy fog | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 11 | 1909 | Car Ferry Marquette #2 Missing | 1 | 6 | |
| 12 | 13 | 1909 | Car Ferry Marquette #2 Shipwreck | Car Ferry's crew members frozen bodies found in life boat | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | 14 | 1909 | Grand Havens Numerous Shipwrecks | Holland newspaper tells of numerous shipwrecks at Grand Haven | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 1909 | (see story on wreck?_ | ||||
| 1 | 7 | 1910 | Car Ferry Grand Haven Near-Wreck | Car Ferry Grand Haven nearly flounders off Milwaukee | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | 20 | 1910 | Car Ferry Grand Haven Grounds | Car ferry Grand Haven grounds on Dewey Hill shoals | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 16 | 1910 | Car Ferry Grand Haven Disabled | Car ferry Grand Haven disabled by ice | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | 1910 | Car Ferry Grand Haven Freed | Car Ferry Grand Haven Freed from ice | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 21 | 1910 | Car Ferry Grand Haven Rams Naomi | Car Ferry Grand Haven rams Naomi in port | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1910 | Car Ferry Grand Haven Disabled | Car ferry Grand Haven disabled in mid-lake by engine failure | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 | 1910 | Heavy Demand for Car Ferry Service | The heavy demand for car ferry service at Grand Haven - need more ferries | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 1910 | Girl Rescued in Channel | Man jumps off car ferry to save little girl at dock from drowning | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 1910 | Floating Body Found in Car Ferry Slip | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 6 | 1910 | Car Ferry Slip Body Identified | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 10 | 1910 | Car Ferry Pere Marquette #18 Sinks | Car Ferry Pere Marquette sinks off Sheboygan yesterday | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | 12 | 1910 | More on Mysterious Car Ferry Sinking | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 12 | 1910 | Spiritualist Predicted Ship Sinking | Spiritualist predicted sinking of Marquette #18 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 13 | 1910 | Car Ferry Design Problems | What is wrong with car ferry construction | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 13 | 1910 | More on Car Ferry Wreck Probe | 4 | 4 | |
| 1 | 20 | 1911 | New Car Ferry Marquette #18 | New car ferry Marquette #18 to begin operations | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 20 | 1911 | GH Port Record for 1910 | 3 | 1 | |
| 8 | 8 | 1911 | Homing Pigeons Ride Car Ferry | Homing pigeons return from Milwaukee on car ferry Grand Haven | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 11 | 1912 | Unusual Photographs of Car Ferry | N.E. Brown takes picture of car ferry Milwaukee appearing to sink from iceberg | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 20 | 1913 | Imprisoned Tugs Rescued by Car Ferry | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 17 | 1913 | Car Ferry Leaves for Toledo for Upgrade | Car Ferry Grand Haven leaves for Toledo to get sea gate installed | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 26 | 1913 | Car Ferry Grand Haven Improvements | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 24 | 1913 | Car Ferry Grand Haven Returns to GH | Car Ferry Grand Haven returns to Grand Haven with new sea gates | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | 1913 | Car Ferry Grand Haven Skipper Dies | Car Ferry Grand Haven skipper dies in Milwaukee (diabetes) | 1 | 3 |