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Mary J pleasure and fishing boat is reported in Beaver Harbor, 1988

Also Mary J Beaver Island boat · Mary Jackman boat

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Date1988-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Summary

The June 1988 Beaver Beacon introduces the Mary J, a cedar boat named for Mary Jackman and owned by Peter Sensor and Mike Crawford. Jon Bonadeo was to care for it during the summer, using it for fishing and pleasure.

Evidence limits

The notice is not a vessel registry, construction record, or complete chain of ownership.

Sources

  1. Describes the cedar boat, its 1929 construction history, Peter Sensor and Mike Crawford ownership, Jon Bonadeo’s summer care, 120-horsepower engine, 17-mph speed, and fishing and pleasure use. 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 · 1988-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twenty-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Mary J pleasure and fishing boat is reported in Beaver Harbor, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mary-j-boat-arrives-1988/, accessed [date], citing “New Boat in the Harbor…The Mary J,” Beaver Beacon, June 1988. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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