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Attempted theft damages a guide boat on Beaver Island, 2016

Also Beaver Island attempted boat theft July 2016

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TypeEvent
Dates2016-07-17 – 2016-07-18
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
Event
Dates
2016-07-17 – 2016-07-18
Kind
Reported property incident
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
public-safetymaritimeproperty
Within
Beaver Island

On the night of July 17, 2016, an Adirondack guide boat was reportedly targeted for theft from a Beaver Island beach and damaged during the attempt. The report was said to have been made to the sheriff’s department.

This is a community-relayed incident report, not a law-enforcement record. No investigative outcome or damage assessment is preserved in the forum archive.

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  1. The post reported an attempted removal of an Adirondack guide boat from a beach, damage during the attempt, and a report to the sheriff’s department. The forum preserves no incident number, investigative result, suspect, recovery record, or damage assessment.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010493

Added 10 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Attempted theft damages a guide boat on Beaver Island, 2016”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-attempted-boat-theft-2016/, accessed [date], citing Sheri Timsak relaying Bill Hirschey, “Attempted stolen boat,” Beaver Island Forum, July 18, 2016..

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