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Beaver Island Coast Guard station closes for the season, 1972

Also 1972 Coast Guard seasonal departure

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TypeEvent
Date1972-09-15
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1972-09-15
Kind
Closure
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Coast Guard station
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimetransportationcommunitygovernance
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Coast Guard crew stationed on Beaver Island left for the season on September 15, 1972, according to the Beaver Beacon. The crew returned to Charlevoix, its winter station.

Evidence and limits

This is a seasonal newspaper closure notice. It does not provide crew names, station logs, vessel movements, or the exact reopening date.

Sources

  1. Reports that the Coast Guard stationed on Beaver Island left on September 15 and returned to Charlevoix for the winter; it does not identify the crew, vessel, watch log, or station operating dates.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Coast Guard station closes for the season, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-season-closing-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1972, “Coast Guard Leaves.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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