- Date
- 1999-09-21
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Community School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationtourismtransportationcommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On September 21, 1999, 13 Beaver Island upper-class students and 8 adults toured the seven-deck cruise ship COLUMBUS after John McNeil arranged permission through Mariport. The group visited the pilot house, passenger facilities, and ship officers; a COLUMBUS officer praised the students and welcomed future student visits.
Evidence limits
The November report documents the island group’s visit and the ship’s welcome, not a complete passenger manifest or an independent account by the cruise line.
Sources
- Reports 13 upper-class students and 8 adults boarding a tender, touring the seven-deck ship, meeting officers and the cruise director, and receiving an invitation for future Beaver Island student visits. 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 · 1999-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the COLUMBUS tour report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island upper-class students tour the cruise ship COLUMBUS on September 21, 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bics-columbus-tour-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1999, “BICS Upper Classes Tour MS COLUMBUS.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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