Name: Beaver Island dedicates the Emerald Isle at its new dock on May 23, 1998
Start: 1998-05-23
End: 1998-05-23
Location: Beaver Island

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Date: 1998-05-23
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Boat Company
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: transportationmaritimegovernancecommunitycelebrationcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island dedicated the Emerald Isle at the Beaver Island Boat Company dock on May 23, 1998. The Beacon estimated 650–800 attendees and described Mary “Bert” McDonough’s formal home-port christening, a broad public-private guest list, and the new dock’s intended passenger, freight, vehicle, and fuel services.

The July issue preserves Josephine and Eugene Bonadeo’s public thanks for the successful christening day.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper event report, not a passenger manifest, dock-completion certificate, vessel inspection, or complete ceremony transcript.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1998, ““Emerald Isle” Dedication in Grand Fashion.”
Reports a May 23 dedication crowd estimated at 650–800, the new dock’s near-completion for passengers, freight, vehicles, and fuel, Mary “Bert” McDonough’s formal christening of the Emerald Isle, Father Pat Cawley’s role, and participation by federal, state, county, city, township, transportation, and private-enterprise representatives. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Emerald Isle dedication report and guest list.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1998, “Dedication was a hit!”
Josephine and Eugene Bonadeo thank the community for the May 23 Emerald Isle christening, describing its music, refreshments, people, and successful outcome. 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 · 1998-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the dedication appreciation letter.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island dedicates the Emerald Isle at its new dock on May 23, 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-emerald-isle-dedication-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1998, ““Emerald Isle” Dedication in Grand Fashion.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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