- Date
- 1982-03-25
- Kind
- Transportation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationfamilycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
A May 1982 family letter identified Coast Guard BM-3 Patrick E. LaFreniere III as the Beaver Island-connected crewman at the wheel of Biscayne Bay during its March 25 visit, and described his Arctic service aboard Northwind.
Evidence limits
The letter preserves family and local context, not an independent Coast Guard service history or vessel log.
Sources
- Identifies Coast Guard BM-3 Patrick E. LaFreniere III as the grandson of Elizabeth and Patrick LaFreniere, describes his Northwind Arctic service and training, and says he was aboard Biscayne Bay during the March 25 Beaver Island visit. It is a family letter, not a Coast Guard personnel or vessel log. 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 · 1982-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the family profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1982-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island family profile highlights Coast Guard cutterman Patrick LaFreniere, 1982”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-patrick-lafreniere-biscayne-bay-profile-1982/, accessed [date], citing Patrick and Nancy LaFreniere, letter to the editors, Beaver Beacon, May 1982. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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