- Date
- 1989-04-08
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationinfrastructureseasonal-lifecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Coast Guard cutter Acacia broke ice in Beaver Harbor on March 29, 1989. The Beaver Islander arrived April 8, and the issue says scheduled ferry runs began April 14.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper transport report, not a complete Coast Guard, vessel, or ferry operating log.
Sources
- Reports the Coast Guard Acacia entering the frozen harbor March 29, the ferry’s April 8 arrival, and scheduled runs beginning April 14. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1989-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Paired held eighteen-page issue PDF.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard cutter Acacia breaks Beaver Island harbor ice and ferry service resumes, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-acacia-icebreaking-ferry-reopening-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Acacia comes to break the ice” and “Beaver Islander Ferry,” Beaver Beacon, April 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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