- Date
- 1959-12-05
- Kind
- Closure
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Life-Saving Station
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1959 Beaver Beacon reports that Beaver Island’s local Coast Guard station would close for the season on December 5.
Evidence limits
This records a seasonal operational status, not permanent inactivation. The notice gives no crew roster, winter-coverage plan, reopening date, or station log.
Sources
- Reports that the local Coast Guard station would close for the season on December 5. It does not identify the crew, winter coverage plan, reopening date, or station log. 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 · 1959-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the seasonal closure notice; it does not expand the station or winter-coverage record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Coast Guard station closes for the 1959–60 winter season, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-station-seasonal-closure-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1959, "FAREWELL." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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BibTeX for “Beaver Island Coast Guard station closes for the 1959–60 winter season, 1959”RIS for “Beaver Island Coast Guard station closes for the 1959–60 winter season, 1959”