- Date
- 2003-10
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationeducationemergency-management
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Coast Guard safety authority Tom Rau visited Beaver Island in early October 2003 and held a maritime-safety discussion at the Emerald Isle Hotel, drawing on Island stories and his research for a planned Lake Michigan safety book.
Evidence limits
The article describes an informal educational session and an ongoing book project, not a formal training course or safety study.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, November 2003, “BoatSmart author Visits Island”.Reports Tom Rau’s early-October visit, local maritime stories, a session at the Emerald Isle Hotel, and his warning that recreational use and drownings were outpacing safety education. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the November 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “BoatSmart author Tom Rau discusses recreational boating safety on Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-boatsmart-tom-rau-presentation-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2003, “BoatSmart author Visits Island”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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