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Community photographs — public Facebook groups and pages2017-08-21-1777357215627516

Posted to Beaver Island Boat Company (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Boat Company on 2017-08-21 17:05:47

A boat approaches a raised blue drawbridge, with a green-and-white flag and safety lettering on the bow.

Posted to Beaver Island Boat Company (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Boat Company on 2017-08-21 17:05:47. Caption as posted: "August is sailing by! Come ride with us before the summer ends! #RidetheBoat"

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The view from the front deck of a boat looks toward a narrow waterway beneath a raised blue drawbridge. A green-and-white flag flies from the center pole, and white bow railings display red safety lettering. Trees, houses, and waterfront structures line both sides of the waterway under a clear sky.

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NO STEP; STAY OFF; NO STEP

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The catalogue record identifies this as a photograph posted to the Beaver Island Boat Company Facebook page by Beaver Island Boat Company on 2017-08-21. The recorded caption reads: "August is sailing by! Come ride with us before the summer ends! #RidetheBoat"

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Community source, no stated terms; published non-commercially with attribution and a link to the original post.

Credit this to Individual posters, credited per image when you use it.

Why this archive publishes it. Public Facebook groups and pages run by island organisations and residents. Each item credits the poster by name and links to the original post. Removal on request.

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Provenance

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Individual posters, credited per image
Collection
Community photographs — public Facebook groups and pages
Original
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1777357215627516&set=pb.100029671343353.-2207520000
Copy taken
2025-09-30
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MasterJPEG2,048 × 1,365 px221 KB0e62128ab62d…

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“Posted to Beaver Island Boat Company (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Boat Company on 2017-08-21 17:05:47”. Individual posters, credited per image. Beaver Island Archive, https://beaverislandarchive.org/media/photograph/2017-08-21-1777357215627516/. copy retrieved 2025-09-30.

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