Name: St. James Marine schedules spring tug-and-barge freight runs to Beaver Island, 2019
Start: 2019-04-22
End: 2019-05-02
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 2019-04-22 – 2019-05-02
Kind: Freight service
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: organization/st-james-marine-company
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: transportationcommerceinfrastructure
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

St. James Marine Co. announced tug-and-barge freight runs during the week of April 22, followed by additional May and June runs, and asked customers to reserve space.

Evidence limits

This is a direct carrier notice. It does not establish which date the run used, what cargo moved, or how much freight was carried.

Sources

St. James Marine Co., “Beaver Island Freight,” Beaver Island Forum, April 15, 2019.
St. James Marine announced a tug-and-barge freight run during the week of April 22 and asked customers to reserve space. This is a direct carrier schedule, not a sailing log or cargo manifest.
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St. James Marine Co., “Beaver Island Freight,” Beaver Island Forum, April 27, 2019.
St. James Marine announced a tug-and-barge freight run to Beaver Island on May 1 or 2 and asked customers to reserve space. The company notice establishes the scheduled service, not the actual sailing date, cargo, or volume.
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St. James Marine Co., “Freight Run to Island” and “Beaver Island Freight on and off the island,” Beaver Island Forum, May 11–18, 2019.
The carrier announced a May 15 run and a later cycle arriving May 20, leaving the island May 23, and returning May 28 or 29. These are direct carrier schedules, not sailing logs or cargo manifests.
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St. James Marine Co., “Freight Run to Island” and “Beaver Island Freight on and off the island,” Beaver Island Forum, May 11–18, 2019.
The carrier announced a May 15 run and a later cycle arriving May 20, leaving the island May 23, and returning May 28 or 29. These are direct carrier schedules, not sailing logs or cargo manifests.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014128
St. James Marine Co., “Freight for the island,” Beaver Island Forum, June 3, 2019.
The carrier announced a tug-and-barge freight run leaving June 5 or shortly afterward and asked customers to reserve space. This is a direct carrier schedule, not proof that the sailing occurred or a record of cargo or volume.
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St. James Marine Co., “FREIGHT FOR THE ISLAND,” Beaver Island Forum, June 14, 2019.
The carrier announced a tug-and-barge freight run leaving June 18 and asked customers to reserve space. This is a direct carrier schedule, not proof that the sailing occurred or a record of cargo or volume.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014240

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Marine schedules spring tug-and-barge freight runs to Beaver Island, 2019”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-marine-freight-run-may-2019/, accessed [date], citing St. James Marine Co., “Beaver Island Freight,” Beaver Island Forum, April 15, 2019. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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