- Date
- 1964-04-08
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationcommunityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In April 1964, the Beaver Islander crew left Beaver Island for spring fitting-out. The April Beaver Beacon says the ferry’s first trip, planned for April 8, was prevented by ice on Lake Michigan and that empty shelves showed how long it had been since the December trip.
Evidence and limits
The report documents preparation and a delayed planned trip, not a completed April sailing. It does not provide the vessel log, work list, supply manifest, or a complete measure of shortages.
Sources
- Reports the crew leaving Beaver Island for spring fitting-out and says the first trip planned for April 8 was prevented by lake ice; it does not provide a log, fitting-out work list, or complete supply chronology.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1964-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islander spring fitting-out and ice-delayed first trip, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-islander-spring-fitting-out-and-delayed-trip-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1964, “Islander Readied for Season’s Start.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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