- Dates
- 1987-03-22 – 1987-05
- Kind
- Occurrence
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimemigrationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1987 Beaver Beacon reported that the South Shore broke through the remaining harbor ice on March 22 and left for Charlevoix the next morning, with Beaver Islander service beginning about three weeks earlier than scheduled. The same column noted several households moving or planning to move off the island.
Evidence limits
This is a community-news column. The reported household moves are not a census or a complete population estimate, and the ferry timing is not a full service schedule.
Sources
- Reports South Shore breaking through remaining harbor ice on March 22 and departing for Charlevoix the next morning, Beaver Islander service starting about three weeks early, and planned or completed moves by several island households. 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 · 1987-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held sixteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the column.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon notes early ferry service and spring population moves, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-spring-1987-community-movements/, accessed [date], citing “From the Beaver,” Beaver Beacon, May 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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