Name: Biscayne Bay arrives to break Beaver Island harbor ice, 1982
Start: 1982-03-24
End: 1982-03-24
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1982-03-24
Kind: Transportation
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: maritimetransportationenvironmentcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On March 24, 1982, Terri Ann Liller observed Biscayne Bay entering Beaver Island’s frozen harbor and breaking a track through the ice.

Evidence limits

The column preserves a first-person local observation, not a vessel log, official ice report, or complete account of the season’s transport service.

Sources

Terri Ann Liller, “A Break in the Ice,” Beaver Beacon, April 1982.
Describes heavy snow, a frozen harbor, and the arrival of Biscayne Bay to break a track through the ice and restore open water. It is a first-person newspaper observation, not a vessel log or complete route record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1982, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held sixteen-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the icebreaking account.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Biscayne Bay arrives to break Beaver Island harbor ice, 1982”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-biscayne-bay-breaks-harbor-ice-1982/, accessed [date], citing Terri Ann Liller, “A Break in the Ice,” Beaver Beacon, April 1982. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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