- Date
- 1958-05
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- constructiontransportationmaritimeeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1958 Beaver Beacon reports a boat-launching ramp under construction on the waterfront at McDonough’s Store.
Evidence and limits
The notice describes planned or ongoing construction, not a completed facility. It provides no plans, permits, contractor record, dimensions, or completion evidence.
Sources
- Reports a boat-launching ramp under construction on the waterfront at McDonough’s Store and describes it as a long-needed facility for boatmen with trailers. It does not provide plans, permits, contractor records, completion evidence, or dimensions. 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 · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the construction notice; it does not expand the infrastructure record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “A boat-launching ramp is built at McDonough’s Store waterfront, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mcdonough-boat-launching-ramp-construction-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1958, “BOAT LAUNCHING RAMP.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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