- Dates
- 1940-11-11 – 1940-11-12
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagehistorymaritimeweathercommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1991 Beaver Beacon reprinted a 1968 account of the November 11, 1940 Armistice Day Storm and its effects on Beaver Island’s fishing fleet, docks, nets, and maritime livelihood.
Evidence limits
This is a later narrative reprint, not a contemporaneous weather observation, vessel log, casualty register, or fisheries-economic series.
Sources
- Reprints a narrative of the November 11, 1940 storm’s effect on Beaver Island fishermen, including the Estonia, Evelyn, Mary Margaret, harbor docks, lost nets, and the collapse of the island fishing economy; the printed attribution is a November 1968 Beaver Beacon reprint. 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 · 1991-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-two-page issue scan confirms the historical reprint and its 1968 attribution.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reprints Beaver Island’s 1940 Armistice Day Storm account, 1991”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-armistice-day-storm-1940-reprint-1991/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1991, “BEAVER TALES,” reprinted from November 1968. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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