- Dates
- 1971-12-27 – 1972-01-01
- Kind
- Closure
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationmaritimeeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Islander made its final 1971 trip to Beaver Island on December 27 and returned to its winter berth in Charlevoix. The January 1972 Beacon reports planned winter maintenance, a spring Coast Guard five-year hull examination, 283 trips in 1971 versus 291 in 1970, and four snowmobiles carried on the final trip.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper operating statistics and plans, not a Coast Guard log or shipyard record. The report does not provide passenger, vehicle, freight, or maintenance manifests.
Sources
- Reports the December 27 final trip, Charlevoix winter berth, planned maintenance, a spring Coast Guard five-year hull check, 283 trips in 1971 versus 291 in 1970, unchanged overall car/passenger volume, December freight, and four snowmobiles on the final trip.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-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 · 1972-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islander closes the 1971 navigation season, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-islander-1971-season-closing-and-statistics/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1972, “Season Ends.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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