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Beaver Island Boat Company offers no-charge hauling of qualifying junk vehicles in 2001

Also Beaver Island junk-car hauling 2001 · BIBCO junk vehicle disposal service

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TypeEvent
Date2001-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2001-10
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Boat Company announced a no-charge junk-vehicle hauling service for Islanders. Vehicles had to have inflated tires, no leaking fluids or trash, and a signed title, with advance reservations; the company excluded June through August and said it would handle disposal in Charlevoix.

Evidence limits

The notice establishes the offered terms, not the number of vehicles hauled, actual disposal methods, or environmental compliance.

Sources

  1. States that BIBCO would haul qualifying junk vehicles from Beaver Island to Charlevoix at no charge, subject to inflated tires, no leaks or trash, a signed title, advance reservation, seasonal exclusion from June through August, and BIBCO disposal in Charlevoix. 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 · 2001-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the junk-vehicle service notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Boat Company offers no-charge hauling of qualifying junk vehicles in 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-junk-vehicle-hauling-service-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2001, “Bon Voyage! to Junk Cars on Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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