Name: The Beaver Islander hauls winter provisions as the 1962 season closes
Start: 1962-11
End: 1962-11
Location: Beaver Island

The Beaver Islander hauls winter provisions as the 1962 season closes

Also Beaver Islander winter grocery and fuel shipments 1962

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TypeEvent

Date1962-11

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1962-11
Kind: Transportation
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Islander
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: transportationseasonal-lifeeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The November 1962 Beaver Beacon describes the Beaver Islander hauling groceries, hay, and fuel oil as winter approached and the Island saw its first snow flurry.

Evidence and limits

This is a seasonal newspaper observation. It does not establish shipment quantities, delivery schedules, or a complete winter-supply plan.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, November 1962, opening seasonal passage.
Describes the first snow flurry and the Beaver Islander hauling large quantities of groceries, hay, and fuel oil as indications of the approaching winter.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-11_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, November 1962, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the seasonal shipping observation; it does not provide manifests or tonnage.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Islander hauls winter provisions as the 1962 season closes”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-ferry-provisioning-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1962, opening seasonal passage. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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