- Date
- 1956-02
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1956 Beaver Beacon reports that Charley Martin, Erwin Martin, Billy Pischner, and Robert Palmer crossed roughly nine miles of winter ice by car from Beaver Island to Hog Island. The report says they were considering a further drive toward Cross Village.
Evidence and limits
This is a contemporary newsletter account of an unusual winter crossing. It does not provide ice measurements, a route survey, a travel log, or an independent safety record; the proposed mainland drive is preserved as a plan, not a completed trip.
Sources
- Reports Charley Martin, Erwin Martin, Billy Pischner, and Robert Palmer crossing about nine miles of winter ice by car from Beaver Island to Hog Island and considering a further drive toward Cross Village. It also preserves James H. Gallagher’s recollection of an earlier winter drive to Chicago and back, but supplies no route survey, ice measurements, travel log, or independent confirmation. 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 · 1956-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published ice-crossing report; it does not expand the route or safety record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Islanders cross winter ice by car from Beaver to Hog Island, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beaver-hog-island-ice-crossing-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1956, “Adventurers.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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BibTeX for “Islanders cross winter ice by car from Beaver to Hog Island, 1956”RIS for “Islanders cross winter ice by car from Beaver to Hog Island, 1956”