- Dates
- 2002-03-15 – 2002-03-18
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationweathercommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On March 15, 2002, the Emerald Isle crossed a nearly two-mile ice field between Beaver Island and Charlevoix. The Beacon reported ice approaching six feet in wind-packed areas, a cautious four-knot crossing, and later weather delays to the next scheduled run.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper account of one crossing, not a navigation log, ice survey, or complete seasonal ferry record.
Sources
- Reports Captain Kevin McDonough guiding the Emerald Isle through a nearly two-mile, wind-packed ice field from St. James to Charlevoix on March 15, with ice up to nearly six feet thick, and later weather-related delays. 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 · 2002-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the ferry report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Emerald Isle crosses a nearly two-mile ice field on its March 15, 2002 run to Charlevoix”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-emerald-isle-ice-crossing-march-15-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2002, “Here Comes The Boat!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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