Name: Beaver Island winter shipping season reaches its final January passages, 1970
Start: 1970-01-07
End: 1970-01-17
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island winter shipping season reaches its final January passages, 1970

Also January 1970 Beaver Island shipping season closure · S.S. Humphries last sailing, 1970

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago

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TypeEvent

Dates1970-01-07 – 1970-01-17

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 1970-01-07 – 1970-01-17
Kind: Closure
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: transportationmaritimecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1970 Beaver Beacon reports that the S.S. Humphries made the last late-season passage through the locks on January 7 and that Beaver Island lighthouses remained lit through January 17. It also notes Philip “Don” Burke’s return to the Island.

Evidence and limits

The notice gives the reported dates but not a complete shipping or lighthouse operations log.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1970, “Sailor's Return.”
Reports the S.S. Humphries locking through on January 7, lighthouses remaining lit through January 17, and Philip “Don” Burke returning to the Island; it does not provide a complete shipping log.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1970, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published shipping notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island winter shipping season reaches its final January passages, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-shipping-season-closes-january-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1970, “Sailor's Return.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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