- Dates
- 1974-12-27 – 1975-04
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Lawrence M. McDonough (business_manager) · Beaver Islander (seasonal_ferry)
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Boat Company
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationcommunicationeconomycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island archipelago
Summary
The Beaver Islander made its last 1974-season trip on December 27, 1974. The January 1975 notice says winter work would prepare the vessel for an April 1975 season, while McPhillips Flying Service would carry people, mail, and supplies during the ice-bound interval. The Boat Company also planned special tonnage freight rates for builders.
Evidence and limits
The notice gives a seasonal transition report, not a sailing log, annual report, mail contract, or freight ledger. The April endpoint is a plan rather than proof of the actual reopening date.
Sources
- Reports the Beaver Islander’s final 1974 sailing-season trip on December 27, Lawrence McDonough as business manager, planned work for the 1975 season until ice left the lakes in April, and McPhillips Flying Service taking over people, mail, and supply transport during winter. It also reports an average-to-successful season and planned special freight rates for builders, but supplies no annual report, contract, schedule, or freight ledger. 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 · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The scan confirms the final-trip date, business-manager attribution, winter transition, and builder-freight-rate announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islander closes the 1974 season and winter air service begins, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-islander-last-1974-season-trip-and-winter-transition/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1975, “Last Winter Trip For Season On December 27th.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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