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Walt Wogan (1968 Beaver Islander passenger)

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TypePerson
ErasModern era

Summary

Walt Wogan is named as a passenger on the Beaver Islander during its final December 27, 1968 crossing. The report also identifies a high-powered snowmobile for him among the winter cargo and later places him with Bud McDonough searching for Charlevoix’s stack in the storm.1

The article does not provide a full name record, birth date, or further identity details; “Walt Wogan” remains an episode-qualified source record.

See also

Footnotes

  1. Charlevoix Courier, January 1, 1969, “Friday’s storm fails to halt final run for boat” and “Beaver Islander’s last trip.” ↩

Sources

  1. Charlevoix Courier, January 1, 1969, “Friday’s storm fails to halt final run for boat” and “Beaver Islander’s last trip.”
    Names Walt Wogan as a passenger and says the cargo included a high-powered snowmobile for him.
    charlevoix · charlevoixcourie1969unse
  2. Charlevoix Courier, January 1, 1969, raw issue OCR.
    Held raw issue OCR preserves the passenger’s name independently.
    charlevoix · issues · charlevoixcourie1969unse · charlevoixcourie1969unse_djvu
  3. Beaver Beacon, January 1969, island news.
    Uses the expanded form Walter Wogan in contemporary island community notices; this supports the name form but does not supply a full civil biography.
    beaver_beacon · 1969-01_Beaver-Beacon