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Beaver Islander completes its 1966 season, 1967 report

Also January 1967 Beaver Islander last trip

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Datecirca 1966-12
WithinSaint James Harbor
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
circa 1966-12
Kind
Transportation
Where
Saint James Harbor
Carried out by
Beaver Island Boat Company
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
transportationmaritimecommunity
Within
Saint James Harbor

Summary

The January 1967 Beaver Beacon reported the Beaver Islander’s last trip of 1966 through heavy seas and ice. It said the vessel was to receive minor modifications and bottom painting at a Sturgeon Bay shipyard in spring.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper vessel report. It does not provide a voyage log, repair order, or confirmation that the planned shipyard work was completed.

Sources

  1. Reports the Beaver Islander's last trip of 1966 through heavy seas and ice and says minor modifications and bottom painting were planned at a Sturgeon Bay shipyard in spring; it does not provide a voyage log, repair order, or confirmed shipyard completion. 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 · 1967-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published vessel report; it does not expand the source-specific voyage or repair claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1967-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islander completes its 1966 season, 1967 report”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-islander-last-trip-of-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1967, “Islander Earns Rest.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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