Event
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimecommunityfishing
- Within
- Beaver Island · Naubinway
Summary
Charlie Martin and his nephew Billie crossed the roughly 28-mile winter ice route from Beaver Island to Naubinway on February 12, 1962, in an open Model A Ford. They returned the next day with 50 pounds of fresh whitefish.
Evidence and limits
The crossing, timing, vehicle, and fish are reported by the local newspaper. The article does not establish a surveyed route or general safety of the ice.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, March 1962, “Ice Highway.”Reports Charlie Martin and his nephew Billie leaving Beaver Island in an open Model A Ford at 2 p.m. February 12, reaching Naubinway at 5:30 p.m. over the roughly 28-mile ice route, and returning February 13 with 50 pounds of whitefish. It describes heavy and rough ice but supplies no independent route survey.