South Shore

Sources

1. “Happy 63rd to the Daughter of St. Patrick!,” Beaver Island Forum, March 17, 2008.
   A community tribute repeats the reported March 17, 1945 launch date and says the former Beaver Island ferry was then lying near Chicago's Navy Pier. It is a commemorative forum account and does not independently establish launch, ownership, or present vessel status.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001087
2. South Shore, “Happy Birthday to the Daughter of St. Patrick!,” Beaver Island Forum, March 17, 2006.
   A community tribute states that the South Shore was launched in Cleveland in 1945 and was then lying in the Chicago River. The launch claim is an attributed forum memory, not a builder or registry record; it complements but does not independently verify the later 2010 forum specifications.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000553
3. South Shore, "64 years young!," Beaver Island Forum, March 17, 2009.
   A commemorative post repeats March 17, 1945 and Stadium Boat Works, Ohio, as the launch date and builder. It is community memory and is retained as an attributed claim, not as a substitute for a builder or registry record.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001528
4. South Shore, “South Shore ferry memorabilia,” Beaver Island Forum, November 8, 2005.
   A participant recalled the South Shore as a formative Beaver Island ferry and sought photographs, stories, and locally made artifacts associated with the vessel. This is community memory and a preservation lead, not evidence of ownership, service dates, or artifact custody.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000485
5. Beaver Island Forum, “Congratulations ferry \"South Shore\",” March 17–25, 2005.
   Participants recalled the South Shore’s Beaver Island service beginning in 1973, compared it with the Mary Margaret and North Shore, and shared family memories of its crossings. These are community recollections and do not establish a complete service chronology or registry identity.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000324
6. Beaver Island Forum, "Raise a toast to the South Shore!," March 17–May 6, 2010.
   A post attributed the vessel’s launch, ownership history, Beaver Island service, U.S. number 247657, dimensions, tonnage, and engine specifications to the South Shore. These details materially enrich the otherwise sparse Beacon record, but the poster’s identity and the underlying registry or builder records are not established in the archive; they remain reported forum details rather than independently verified specifications.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002245
7. Beaver Beacon, September–October 1974, “Rescue at Sea.”
   Names the South Shore as the chartered vessel carrying the Beaver Island Beachcombers to Harbor Springs and reports that it rescued three people from an overturned boat on the return trip; it provides no registry, owner, dimensions, or formal charter record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-09_Beaver-Beacon
8. Beaver Beacon, September–October 1974, held issue PDF, p. 5.
   The scan confirms the vessel name and rescue account.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-09_Beaver-Beacon
9. Beaver Beacon, April 1975, “First Boat.”
   Reports the South Shore’s first trip of the 1975 season after Coast Guard icebreaking. It supplies no registry, owner, dimensions, or complete service history. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-04_Beaver-Beacon
10. Beaver Beacon, April 1975, held issue PDF, source scan.
    The held issue confirms the vessel name and first-trip report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-04_Beaver-Beacon