Name: Yachts visit Beaver Island during the Mackinac races and receive Coast Guard assistance, 1959
Start: 1959-08
End: 1959-08
Location: Saint James Harbor

Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Date: 1959-08
Kind: Rescue
Where: Saint James Harbor
Carried out by: Beaver Island Life-Saving Station
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: maritimetourismtransportationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1959 Beaver Beacon reports visiting sailboats and yachts in the harbor during the Chicago-to-Mackinac races, including the Saber and Jonathan III. It says three yachts went aground at night and required Coast Guard assistance.

Evidence limits

The notice does not provide vessel logs, incident reports, positions, damage assessments, or a complete list of visiting craft.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 1959, "NEW DOCK."
Reports Chicago-to-Mackinac sailboats anchoring in the harbor, names the Saber and Jonathan III among visiting craft, and says three yachts went aground at night and required Coast Guard assistance. It does not provide vessel logs, incident reports, positions, damage assessments, or a complete visitor list. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, August 1959, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the yacht and Coast Guard notice; it does not expand the maritime incident record.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Yachts visit Beaver Island during the Mackinac races and receive Coast Guard assistance, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mackinac-races-yacht-visits-coast-guard-assistance-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1959, "NEW DOCK." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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