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The Friant excursion to Beaver Island is announced for August 13, 1886

Also August 1886 announced Friant Beaver Island excursion

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TypeEvent
Date1886-08-13
WithinCharlevoix
ErasIrish era
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Event
Date
1886-08-13
Kind
Announcement
Where
Charlevoix
Eras
Irish era
Concepts
maritimetransportationtourismcommunity
Within
Charlevoix

Summary

On August 12, 1886, the Charlevoix Journal announced that the Friant was billed for another excursion to Beaver Island the following day.

Evidence and limits

This is an advance notice, not evidence that the excursion ran. The source does not provide a passenger count, fare, itinerary, or operating outcome.

Sources

  1. Charlevoix Journal, August 12, 1886, “Local Notes and News.”
    Says the Friant was billed for another excursion to Beaver Island the following day. The notice does not establish that the excursion operated, its passenger count, or its itinerary. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.

Added 2 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Friant excursion to Beaver Island is announced for August 13, 1886”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/friant-beaver-island-excursion-announced-1886-08-13/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix Journal, August 12, 1886, “Local Notes and News.”.

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