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Emerald Isle makes its last 1958 crossing and lays up for winter, 1959

Also January 1959 Emerald Isle winter layup · 1958 Emerald Isle last crossing

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Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Date1958-12-26
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1958-12-26
Kind
Transportation
Where
Saint James Harbor
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
transportationmaritimecommunicationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1959 Beaver Beacon reports that the Emerald Isle made its last 1958 crossing from Beaver Island to Charlevoix on December 26 and then laid up for winter.

Evidence limits

The notice does not provide a voyage log, weather record, passenger or freight manifest, or reopening schedule.

Sources

  1. Reports that the Emerald Isle made its last crossing of the season from Beaver Island to Charlevoix on December 26 and laid up for winter. It does not provide a voyage log, weather record, passenger or freight manifest, or reopening schedule. 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 · 1959-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the final-crossing and layup notice; it does not expand the vessel or seasonal-service record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Emerald Isle makes its last 1958 crossing and lays up for winter, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-emerald-isle-winter-layup-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1959, “LAST CROSSING FOR FERRY EMERALD ISLE.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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