Name: The Denis Sullivan returns to Beaver Island on Memorial Day 2003
Start: 2003-05-26
End: 2003-05-26
Location: Beaver Island

The Denis Sullivan returns to Beaver Island on Memorial Day 2003

Also Denis Sullivan Beaver Island visit 2003 · Denis Sullivan tall ship visit

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TypeEvent

Date2003-05-26

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2003-05-26
Kind: Transportation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: maritimetransportationeducationtourism
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The schooner Denis Sullivan returned to Beaver Island on Memorial Day 2003 after an active winter carrying Wisconsin students in the Caribbean.

Evidence limits

The brief notice confirms the visit but does not give the vessel’s berth, crew, passenger list, or educational program on Beaver Island.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 2003, “Tall Ship Returns.”
Reports that the Denis Sullivan, after taking Wisconsin students into the Caribbean during winter, visited Beaver Island again on Memorial Day. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 2003, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the June 2003 report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Denis Sullivan returns to Beaver Island on Memorial Day 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-denis-sullivan-visit-may-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2003, “Tall Ship Returns.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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