Summary
Charlie Martin completed a winter automobile trip across the ice to Naubinway, leaving February 4, 1961, and returning February 6. The report says it was his first such trip after the previous winter’s insufficient ice.
Evidence and limits
This is a local newspaper travel account. The crossing route, ice conditions, vehicle identity beyond a Model A, and the roles of the named companions remain unverified.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 1961, “Island news.”Reports Charlie Martin traveling in a Model A from Beaver Island to Naubinway on February 4 and returning February 6, accompanied or encouraged by Johnny Ken, Irwin Martin, Marcus Martin, Ralph Napont, and Clifford Napont. It does not provide ice measurements, route coordinates, vehicle records, or a transport authority log.