- Date
- 1966-02-14
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationcommunitygovernancecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1966 Beaver Beacon announced daily mail service to and from Beaver Island beginning February 14. The notice presented the change as an improvement over mail leaving the island three days per week.
Evidence and limits
This is a forward-looking newspaper announcement. It does not identify the carrier or route, or prove that daily service continued as announced.
Open questions
- Which agency or carrier operated the daily service?
- Are postal schedules, route records, or later service reports available?
Sources
- Announces that Beaver Island would have daily mail service to and from the island beginning February 14, contrasting this with mail leaving only three days per week. It does not identify the carrier, route, aircraft or vessel, or establish that the announced schedule was realized.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1966-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Daily Beaver Island mail service is announced for February 1966, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-daily-mail-service-announced-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1966, “News Flash.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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