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Beaver Island Boat Company 1975 season statistics

Also 1975 Beaver Island ferry season report

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TypeEvent
Dates1975-04-15 – 1975-12-27
WithinSaint James Harbor
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1975-04-15 – 1975-12-27
Kind
Business
Where
Saint James Harbor
Carried out by
Beaver Island Boat Company
Eras
Modern era
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Saint James Harbor

Summary

The February 1976 Beaver Beacon reports that the Beaver Island Boat Company made about 300 Charlevoix–Beaver trips in 1975, missed six because of weather, and ran from April 15 through December 27.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper operating snapshot, not a complete sailing log, passenger count, or corporate accounting.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Reports approximately 300 Charlevoix–Beaver trips in 1975, six missed because of weather, and a season from April 15 through December 27. It is a published operating snapshot, not a complete sailing log or corporate report. 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 · 1976-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue confirms the reported trip count, weather cancellations, and season dates.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Boat Company 1975 season statistics”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-boat-company-1975-season-statistics/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1976, “Boat Company.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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