- Dates
- 1979-04-05 – 1979-04-17
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weathertransportationenvironmentcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1979 issue reports two severe spring weather events, Coast Guard ice breaking, and the Beaver Islander’s first trip of the season on April 17.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper account, not a station, Coast Guard, vessel, or transportation log.
Sources
- Reports an April 5 snowstorm and subsequent high winds, a second severe-wind event one week later, downed lines and trees, North Shore drifts, the Coast Guard Cutter Sundew breaking harbor ice, and the Beaver Islander’s first trip of the season on April 17. It is a newspaper account, not a station, Coast Guard, vessel, or transportation log. 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 · 1979-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the storm and ferry report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “April storm and Beaver Islander season reopening reported, 1979”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-april-1979-storm-and-ferry-reopening/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1979, spring storm and transportation report. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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