- Dates
- 1962-05-28 – 1962-09-03
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetourismeconomytransportation
- Within
- Saint James Harbor
Summary
From Memorial Day through Labor Day 1962, 305 yachts used Beaver Island’s municipal dock, according to the September Beaver Beacon. The report counts 81 yachts over forty feet and 47 sailboats, and separately notes 51 boats at Beaver Haven and roughly 12 or 15 at anchor.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper-reported counts, not a surviving harbor register. The anchored-boat figure is explicitly approximate.
Sources
- Reports 305 yachts using the municipal dock from Memorial Day through Labor Day, including 81 over 40 feet and 47 sailboats, plus 51 boats at Beaver Haven and approximately 12 or 15 at anchor. It does not provide a dock register.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-09_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 · 1962-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island municipal yacht dock records a busy 1962 season”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-yacht-dock-season-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1962, “Beaver Island Yacht Dock.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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