- Date
- 2004-10
- Kind
- Closure
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationcommerceweathercommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The November 2004 issue reported that other Lake Michigan ferry services were ending their seasons early or on schedule: the Muskegon–Milwaukee high-speed ferry because of falling passenger numbers and the SS Badger on October 10. The item also noted recent ten-foot-plus waves.
Evidence limits
The brief report does not identify the high-speed ferry by name or provide a complete regional schedule.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, November 2004, "Other Ferries go on Break."Reports the Muskegon–Milwaukee high-speed ferry ending service early because of lower passenger numbers, the SS Badger ending its season October 10, and recent waves exceeding ten feet. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the ferry-season report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Lake Michigan ferry services shorten their 2004 seasons, October 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ferry-season-closures-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2004, "Other Ferries go on Break." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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