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Beaver Island Boat Company reports lower tourist crossings and higher freight volume, 1992

Also 1992 Beaver Island ferry traffic report

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TypeEvent
Date1992-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1992-11
Kind
Transportation
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The November 1992 Beaver Beacon reported that Beaver Island day-tripper traffic was down about five percent while freight volume rose by about five percent, leaving total traffic stable. It also reported that the Voyager did not operate in 1992 and described seasonal staffing.

Evidence limits

This is a manager’s newspaper report, not a complete passenger manifest, freight ledger, vessel sale record, or employment file.

Sources

  1. Reports day-tripper crossings down about five percent, freight volume up about five percent, stable total traffic, the Voyager’s non-operation and sale plan, and seasonal staffing levels. 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 · 1992-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the Boat Company traffic report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Boat Company reports lower tourist crossings and higher freight volume, 1992”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-boat-company-traffic-report-1992/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1992, “Tourist Crossings Down, Freight Volume Up, Total Boat Company Traffic Stable.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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