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Beaver Island Coast Guard station opens for the 1967 season

Also 1967 Beaver Island Coast Guard station opening

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TypeEvent
Date1967-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1967-05
Kind
Opening
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Coast Guard station
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
lighthouse-and-lifesaving-servicemaritimegovernancecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Coast Guard station opened for the 1967 season, according to the May Beaver Beacon, which also listed the men stationed there.

Evidence and limits

This is a contemporary seasonal-opening notice. It does not supply the exact opening or closing date, a complete roster, or the station’s operational logs.

Open questions

  • What were the 1967 station dates and complete crew roster?
  • Which Coast Guard records document the season’s services?

Sources

  1. Reports that the Beaver Island Coast Guard station was open and lists the men stationed there. The held notice does not establish the exact opening date, seasonal closing date, complete roster, or operational log.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1967-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1967-05_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Coast Guard station opens for the 1967 season”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-station-opens-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1967, “U. S. Coast Guard Opens Station.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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