- Dates
- circa 1888-04 – circa 1888-05
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Charlevoix
- Eras
- Irish era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationweathercommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 3, 1888 Charlevoix Journal reported that the Lawrence attempted to reach Beaver Island but turned back because the ice was too heavy. It reached Charlevoix with nearly a full freight cargo, discharged it, and later cleared with cedar.
Evidence and limits
The report uses relative dates, so this record keeps an approximate spring 1888 span. It does not provide a vessel log, complete cargo record, or independent weather and ice measurements.
Sources
- Charlevoix Journal, May 3, 1888, “Local Notes and News.”Reports that the Lawrence left Frankfort for Beaver Island, found the ice too heavy, turned toward Charlevoix, arrived there Friday noon, discharged nearly a full freight cargo, and cleared Saturday with cedar. The retrospective wording gives relative rather than one unambiguous calendar date and does not provide a log or complete cargo record. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Lawrence turns back from an ice-delayed Beaver Island trip, 1888”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/lawrence-ice-delayed-beaver-island-trip-1888/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix Journal, May 3, 1888, “Local Notes and News.”.
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BibTeX for “The Lawrence turns back from an ice-delayed Beaver Island trip, 1888”RIS for “The Lawrence turns back from an ice-delayed Beaver Island trip, 1888”