Author Michael Schumacher's
"Wreck of the Carl D."  
captured the essence of Rogers City on 
 the night of November 18th, 1958.  

From the Book

 "ON MOST NIGHTS IN ROGERS CITY, THE PORCH LIGHTS GO OFF
 early. With the exception of a bar or restaurant here or there, businesses
 shut down early enough for shopkeepers to be home in time for dinner.
 Many homes don’t have television, and evenings become family or home-
 work time. Teenagers congregate at a place like the Cozy Corner or at the
 movie theater, but they’re expected home at a decent hour---certainly
 before their parents go to bed, which, in these parts, is early enough.
 Outdoorsmen---or sailors, if they’re in town---might get together at a wa-
 tering hole and pick up the thread of a conversation from the night before,
 or if they’re really lucky, brag about the day’s catch or the deer they
 dragged out of the woods. They also know better than to stay out too late
 on a weeknight. Tomorrow is another workday, and it’s prudent to let it ar-
 rive unaccompanied by a hangover or a short night’s rest.
 Tonight is different.
      Word of the Carl D. Bradley shoots through the city. By the time the
 Christian Sartori finally makes its way through the storm to the scene of
 the wreck, and hours before the Sundew can expect to arrive there, every-
 one has heard the grim news. In no time, Rogers City is united in shock and
 confusion. No one knows anything for certain, including officials at Michi-
 gan Lime or the Bradley Transportation Company. The gatekeepers at the
 Port of Calcite hold firm in what they’ve been telling concerned callers, and
 they will remain so at least until the families of the Bradley crewman are
 notified. The Bradley, they stubbornly tell callers or visitors, is due to arrive
 at about 2:00 A.M."

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                                              Webmaster's Note

 In "Wreck of the Carl D."  Schumacher successfully focuses on the
 human interest stories of the Bradley sailors, their families and friends, and
 the community in general.
 He spent hundreds of hours conducting in depth interviews with
 over 150 individuals from across the country; Sailors, other authors,
 historians, friends and relatives of the Bradley crew, and people who
 were residents of Rogers City on November 18th, 1958.
 As a result, readers will find themselves engrossed in a compelling
 story of the tragedy's impact on this little town - then - and now ---
 over 50  years later.  
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