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Beaver Island Coast Guard station closes after extended 1966 season

Also 1966 Beaver Island Coast Guard station winter closure

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1966-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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Event
Date
circa 1966-11
Kind
Closure
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Coast Guard station
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimetransportationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The November 1966 Beaver Beacon reported that the Beaver Island Coast Guard station remained open beyond its planned October 1 departure after a Civic Association request. The report said the station performed several rescue missions before closing for winter.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper closure report. It does not provide station orders, staffing records, or mission logs.

Sources

  1. Reports that the station stayed beyond its planned October 1 departure after a Civic Association request and performed several rescue missions before winter closure; it does not provide station orders, staffing, or mission logs. 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 · 1966-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published closure report; it does not expand the Coast Guard operating record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Coast Guard station closes after extended 1966 season”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-season-closure-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1966, “Coast Guard Closing Station.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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