- Dates
- 1908 – 1950
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- William A. Belfy (witness)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagemaritimeshippingfishinglumberinghistoriography
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In an October 8, 1964 interview, William Belfy recalled Beaver Island maritime and industrial life from his first 1908 visit through his return to fishing and departure from commercial fishing around 1950. His account covers lumber cargoes and the harbor, work for the Beaver Island Lumber Company, the Silver Star and Venus II, Conservation Patrol Boat No. 1, Fisher Boat Works sub-chaser construction, and the island’s transition after the large fishery declined.
Evidence and limits
This is a retrospective oral-history-style newspaper interview. It preserves Belfy’s testimony but does not replace vessel registries, mill records, crew lists, payrolls, or an independently verified chronology.
Sources
- Prints William Belfy’s October 8 interview recalling the 1908 lumber and sailing harbor, the Beaver Island Lumber Company, Silver Star and Venus II fishing, Conservation Patrol Boat No. 1, Fisher Boat Works sub-chaser construction, and the decline of commercial fishing through 1950. It is retrospective testimony, not a complete vessel, mill, or employment register.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “William Belfy Beaver Island maritime and lumber reminiscence, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-william-belfy-maritime-reminiscence-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1964, “Know Your Neighbor.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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