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Carl D. Bradley Lifeboat No. 1 is brought to Beaver Island’s Marine Museum, 1993

Also Carl D Bradley No 1 lifeboat Beaver Island · 1993 Bradley lifeboat recovery

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TypeEvent
Date1993-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1993-08
Kind
Conservation
Where
Beaver Island Marine Museum
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeheritageconservationcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1993 Beaver Beacon reported that Bill McDonough had traced Carl D. Bradley Lifeboat No. 1 and brought it from Put-in-Bay through Charlevoix to Beaver Island, where a place was being prepared for it at the Marine Museum.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper account of provenance and transfer, not a vessel registry, chain-of-title file, or completed museum accession record.

Sources

  1. Reports the lifeboat’s association with the November 1958 Carl D. Bradley disaster, McDonough’s tracing of the boat, its move from Put-in-Bay through Charlevoix, and planned placement at the Beaver Island Marine Museum. 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 · 1993-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the lifeboat recovery and museum-placement report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Carl D. Bradley Lifeboat No. 1 is brought to Beaver Island’s Marine Museum, 1993”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-carl-bradley-lifeboat-marine-museum-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1993, “Carl D. Bradley Lifeboat No. 1 ‘Rescued’ by Bill McDonough.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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