- Dates
- 2006-11 – 2006-12-01
- Kind
- Transportation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippingheritagecommunityfundraisingcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 2006 Beaver Beacon reported that the USCGC Mackinaw loaded 1,000 Christmas trees in Cheboygan for its historic charitable voyage to Chicago, passing Beaver Island on the way. Two hundred trees were designated for the Salvation Army.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper report of the loading and planned voyage; it does not establish the ship’s exact track or final distribution beyond the reported plans.
Sources
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Sources
- "Mackinaw loads 1,000 Christmas Trees in Cheboygan," Beaver Beacon, December 2006.Reports the USCGC Mackinaw loading 1,000 trees in Cheboygan, donating 200 to the Salvation Army, and carrying the historic charitable cargo past Beaver Island toward Chicago. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Christmas Tree Ship report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Mackinaw loads Christmas trees for Chicago voyage past Beaver Island, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mackinaw-christmas-tree-ship-2006/, accessed [date], citing "Mackinaw loads 1,000 Christmas Trees in Cheboygan," Beaver Beacon, December 2006. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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