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Event

Coast Guard opens Beaver Island station for the navigation season (1962)

Also May 4 · 1962 Beaver Island Coast Guard station opening

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Summary

The May 1962 Beaver Beacon reported Coast Guardsmen arriving on May 4 to open the Beaver Island station in St. James for the navigation season.

Evidence and limits

This is a contemporary operational notice. It does not provide the station’s crew roster, official log, facilities record, or exact closing date.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, May 1962, “Tourist Season Begins.”
    Reports Coast Guardsmen arriving on May 4 to open the station in St. James for the navigation season. It does not provide a roster, station log, or exact seasonal operating period.
    beaver_beacon · 1962-05_Beaver-Beacon