- Date
- 1963-12-01
- Kind
- Closure
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Coast Guard station
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Coast Guard crew closed the station for the season on December 1, 1963. The December Beaver Beacon credited the crew with approximately 14 rescue missions during the season.
Evidence and limits
The count is an estimate in a local newspaper. The notice does not provide mission dates, crew names, station logs, or a precise reopening date.
Open questions
- Can Coast Guard logs establish the mission count and seasonal operating dates?
Sources
- Reports the Beaver Island Coast Guard crew closing the station on December 1 after approximately 14 rescue missions during the season; it does not identify the crew or provide mission logs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-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 · 1963-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Coast Guard station closes for the 1963 season”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-season-closure-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1963, “Coast Guard Departs.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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