- Dates
- 2002-10 – 2003-05
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religionmaritimetransportationcommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
John and Gaydean Nolte left Beaver Island in 2002 aboard their Gospel Ship and chose a Mississippi River voyage to carry their religious message to ports before deciding whether to return to Paradise Bay the following year.
Evidence limits
The report describes an intended voyage, not its route, duration, destinations, or later return.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, November 2002, “News from the Gospel Ship.”Reports John and Gaydean Nolte departing for a Mississippi River voyage to carry their gospel message to ports after deciding against their usual winter-job and spring/summer cruising arrangement. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Gospel Ship report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Gospel Ship leaves Beaver Island for a winter Mississippi River mission in 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gospel-ship-mississippi-voyage-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2002, “News from the Gospel Ship.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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