- Date
- 1958-04-01
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Boat Company
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationmaritimecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1958 Beaver Beacon reported that the Beaver Island Boat Company’s ferry operation was scheduled to begin April 1 with the prior year’s crew and schedule.
Evidence and limits
This is a seasonal schedule notice, not a voyage or operating record. It does not provide a timetable, crew roster, voyage log, or proof that service began as announced.
Sources
- Reports that the Beaver Island Boat Company’s ferry operation was scheduled to start April 1, 1958, with the crew and schedule the same as the prior year. It does not provide a timetable copy, voyage log, crew roster, operating result, or proof that the schedule began as announced. 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 · 1958-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the planned ferry-season start; it does not expand the vessel, crew, schedule, or operating record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the latest boat schedule was out, says the ferry lay overnight on the island during May with an 8:00 AM departure and 1:15 PM departure from Charlevoix, and begins a June–Labor Day schedule notice. The OCR excerpt ends before the full later schedule, and the issue does not provide a timetable copy, voyage log, or proof of operation. 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 · 1958-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published boat-schedule notice; it does not expand the timetable or operating record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Completes the published seasonal schedule notice: May overnight layover on Beaver Island with 8:00 AM island departure and 1:15 PM Charlevoix departure; June through August and Labor Day overnight layover at Charlevoix with 9:00 AM departure and 2:45 PM island departure; weekend double trips in July, August, and Labor Day; and Russell Greene replacing Bob Miller in the crew. It does not provide a timetable copy, voyage log, or proof of operation. 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 · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the complete published schedule and crew-change notice; it does not expand the timetable or operating record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Boat Company schedules its 1958 ferry season, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-boat-company-season-opening-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1958, “BEAVER ISLAND BOAT COMPANY.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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