- Date
- 2006-03-23
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationmaritimecommunityweather
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 2006 Beaver Beacon reported that the Beaver Island harbor was free of ice by March 23, 2006. The Emerald Isle then made its first round trip to Charlevoix of the season, and schoolchildren greeted its return.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper seasonal observation and vessel-arrival report, not a complete ferry log, navigation record, or proof that all winter service restrictions had ended.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 2006, "Welcome Spring – goodbye winter."Reports that no ice remained by March 23 and that the Emerald Isle made its first round trip to Charlevoix, with schoolchildren greeting its return. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the spring harbor-opening report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Emerald Isle makes its first spring round trip after Beaver Island harbor ice clears, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-emerald-isle-spring-harbor-opening-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2006, "Welcome Spring – goodbye winter." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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