- Date
- 1909-07
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern eraHistorical era
- Concepts
- heritagepublicationmaritimetransportationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2009 Beacon reprinted July 1909 reports on fishing, harbor improvements, lumber and ferry traffic, lighthouse service, visitors, and a rescue of two boys who drifted overnight on a raft made from two railroad ties. The tug Elliott found them about ten miles out in the lake.
Evidence limits
This is a 2009 reprint of older newspaper material. It does not independently verify the original notices, identities, or rescue details.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2009, "One Hundred Years Ago."Reprints July 1909 notices about commercial fishing, harbor improvements, lumber shipments, visitors, lighthouse service, weather, and two nine- and ten-year-old boys rescued by the tug Elliott after drifting offshore on a raft. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the historical reprint.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon reprints July 1909 shipping, fishing, and rescue notices”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-one-hundred-years-ago-july-1909/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2009, "One Hundred Years Ago." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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