- Dates
- 1955-12-30 – 1956-01
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- shippingcommunicationtransportationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Emerald Isle made its last reported 1955 trip on December 30, breaking ice through the harbor while carrying provisions. The January 1955–56 Beaver Beacon says navigation was closed until April 1 and that Joe McPhillips Flying Service began carrying the mail in the first week of January.
Evidence and limits
The source documents a seasonal transition between ferry and air-mail service, not a complete operating schedule. It does not supply a voyage log, contract, weather series, or postal delivery record.
Sources
- Reports the Emerald Isle’s last trip on December 30 through a frozen harbor and carrying a capacity load of provisions, says navigation was closed until April 1, and reports Joe McPhillips Flying Service beginning to carry the mail in the first week of January. It does not provide a complete sailing log, ice conditions series, contract, or mail-delivery schedule. 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 · 1956-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published ferry-closure and air-mail notices; it does not expand the seasonal service or postal record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Emerald Isle ends its 1955 season as winter air-mail service begins, 1955–56”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-ferry-closure-and-air-mail-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1955–56 issue, winter transport and mail notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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