- Dates
- 1983-03-23 – 1983-03-24
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1983 Beacon reported the South Shore’s March 23 return toward Charlevoix and the Beaver Islander’s March 24 arrival, marking the beginning of spring ferry activity.
Evidence limits
This is a community observation, not a vessel log or published schedule.
Sources
- Reports hearing the South Shore head toward Charlevoix on March 23 after more than three months and the Beaver Islander enter the harbor March 24, with a note that March 26 marked 48 years since such an early run. This is a community observation, not a vessel log or published 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 · 1983-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the ferry report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “South Shore and Beaver Islander return to spring service, 1983”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ferry-spring-return-1983/, accessed [date], citing “Familiar Sounds,” by Jacqueline LaFreniere, Beaver Beacon, April 1983. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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