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The Great Lakes Maritime Academy training ship visits Beaver Island, 2006

Also State of Michigan Maritime Academy ship Beaver Island visit 2006

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TypeEvent
Dates2006-10-06 – 2006-10-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
2006-10-06 – 2006-10-08
Kind
Occurrence
Eras
Modern era
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maritimeeducationmaritimetransportationcommunitycommunication
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Beaver Island

Summary

On October 6, 2006, the Great Lakes Maritime Academy training ship State of Michigan anchored in Beaver Island’s harbor after weather diverted it from Escanaba. Cadets and crew visited St. James during the three-day training cruise.

Evidence limits

The article provides the visit narrative and training context but not a full ship log or complete cadet roster.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. "The Maritime Academy pays a Call," Beaver Beacon, November 2006.
    Reports the Great Lakes Maritime Academy training ship State of Michigan anchoring on October 6 after bad weather diverted it from Escanaba, with cadets ashore and a three-day training cruise. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the ship-visit report and photographs.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Great Lakes Maritime Academy training ship visits Beaver Island, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-maritime-academy-state-of-michigan-visit-2006/, accessed [date], citing "The Maritime Academy pays a Call," Beaver Beacon, November 2006. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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