Event
- Dates
- 1980-01-03 – 1980-01-06
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weathermaritimeenvironmentcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December issue reports an unusual January 3 sailboat sighting before freeze-up and a January 6 blizzard.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper observations, not a station log or navigation record.
Sources
- Reports a sailboat in the harbor on January 3 before freeze-up on January 4 and a January 6 blizzard. The issue’s placement and retrospective timing are preserved; these are newspaper observations, not a station log or navigation record. 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 · 1979-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-page December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the winter observations.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “December 1979 Beaver Island winter observations”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-december-1979-weather-and-winter-observations/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1979, “Would You Believe?” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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BibTeX for “December 1979 Beaver Island winter observations”RIS for “December 1979 Beaver Island winter observations”