- Dates
- 1963-04 – 1963-09-22
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Boat Company
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippingtourismcommunity
- Within
- Saint James Harbor
Summary
The 1963 Beaver Beacon published a staged seasonal schedule for the ferry Beaver Islander. March announced daily service from June 15 through September 22. April listed limited spring service, and June reported daily service from June 15, two trips on Fridays through Sundays beginning June 29, and a 9 a.m. departure from Charlevoix.
Evidence and limits
These are published service announcements, not a complete surviving timetable or operating log. The issue dates preserve changing schedule stages, and the June notice gives a September 15 end date rather than the September 22 date in the March announcement.
Open questions
- Can ferry logs or tickets establish which announced schedule was actually operated?
- Why did the June and March end dates differ?
Sources
- Announces daily Beaver Islander service from June 15 through September 22, including Sundays, with a full schedule promised in the next issue.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Lists Monday, Wednesday, and Friday service in April, daily except Sunday from May through June 14, and the Charlevoix and Beaver departure times; it does not provide a carrier timetable beyond the printed notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports daily service from June 15 through September 15 and two trips on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday beginning June 29, with a 9 a.m. Charlevoix departure from June 15.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Announces daily Beaver Islander service, including Sundays, from September 3 through September 22, with 9 a.m. departures from Charlevoix and 2:30 p.m. departures from Beaver Island.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the late-season schedule notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islander 1963 seasonal service schedule”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-boat-schedule-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1963, “1963 Boat Schedule.” (and 7 further sources listed on the page).
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