Name: Two proposed Michigan–Wisconsin ferry services are reported in March 2003
Start: 2003-03
End: 2003-03
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 2003-03
Kind: Transportation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: transportationeconomymaritimecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Two companies were reported as planning new cross-Lake Michigan services in March 2003: the LEF Corporation proposed a passenger vessel between St. Joseph and Racine, while Lake Express proposed a high-speed vehicle ferry between Muskegon and Milwaukee.

Evidence limits

The notice describes proposed services, not completed routes, vessels in operation, or their effect on Beaver Island transportation.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 2003, “New Ferries crossing the Lake.”
Reports a proposed passenger service from St. Joseph to Racine and a proposed high-speed vehicle ferry between Muskegon and Milwaukee. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 2003, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the March 2003 report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-03_Beaver-Beacon
BigMike, “New Ferry?,” Beaver Island Forum, July 14, 2004.
A forum participant relayed a local-newspaper report that talks were underway for a new ferry and asked whether it would replace the Beaver Islander or join the fleet. This is a secondary, unattributed lead and does not establish a route, vessel, operator, or agreement.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Two proposed Michigan–Wisconsin ferry services are reported in March 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-new-michigan-wisconsin-ferry-services-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2003, “New Ferries crossing the Lake.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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