- Date
- 2002-07-27
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- tourismmaritimetransportationcommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On July 27, 2002, the 183-foot cruise ship Grande Mariner made its second scheduled Beaver Island stop of the summer. Passengers toured the Island, and the ship’s resident historian offered shipwreck and early-settler history during the cruise.
Evidence limits
The report does not provide passenger numbers, shore-excursion attendance, or a complete itinerary.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 2002, “The Good Ship Grande Mariner.”Reports the 183-foot floating elderhostel’s second of six scheduled summer stops, its Chicago–Lake Michigan–Lake Superior route, passengers’ Island tours, and onboard shipwreck and settler-history interpretation. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the cruise-ship visit.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The cruise ship Grande Mariner makes its second Beaver Island stop, 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-grande-mariner-visit-july-27-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2002, “The Good Ship Grande Mariner.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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