Name: The 1922 tug American Girl remains part of Beaver Island's maritime story
Start: 2012-06
End: 2012-06
Location: Beaver Island

The 1922 tug American Girl remains part of Beaver Island's maritime story

Also American Girl tugboat Beaver Island profile 2012

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TypeEvent

Date2012-06

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2012-06
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: maritimetransportationfamilyhistorycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The June 2012 Beaver Beacon profiles the 1922 tug American Girl, tracing its freight work, ownership, family connections, and continued association with Beaver Island.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper profile, not a complete vessel registry or ownership audit.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 2012, "1922 and Still Strong."
Traces the tug's construction, freight service, ownership, family connections, and continued life with St. James Marine Company. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 2012, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held June issue scan confirms the tug profile.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “The 1922 tug American Girl remains part of Beaver Island's maritime story”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-american-girl-tug-profile-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2012, "1922 and Still Strong." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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