Name: Beaver Island Boat Company negotiates an Emerald Isle lease, 1962
Start: 1962-04
End: 1962-04
Location: Saint James Harbor

Event

Date: 1962-04
Kind: Business
Carried out by: Beaver Island Boat Company
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: maritimeshippingeconomytourism
Within: Saint James Harbor

Summary

In April 1962, the Beaver Beacon reported that the Beaver Island Boat Company was negotiating to lease the Emerald Isle to Straits Transit Company for a Mackinaw City–Mackinac Island run. The May issue separately announced a $68,000 conditional sale to Arnold Transit Lines for a Mackinac Island run.

Evidence and limits

The notices record proposed transactions only. They name different counterparties and do not establish a completed lease, sale, transfer of operation, closing date, or voyage schedule.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 1962, “Beaver Island Boat Company.”
Reports negotiations under way to lease Emerald Isle to Straits Transit Company for service between Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island. It does not establish that a lease was signed or that the proposed service began.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1962, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-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 · 1962-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1962, “Beaver Islander.”
Reports a separate later announcement that Emerald Isle was sold to Arnold Transit Lines for $68,000, conditional on delivery of Beaver Islander, for the Mackinac Island run. The two reports name different counterparties; this article does not reconcile them or treat either proposed transfer as completed.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1962, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-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 · 1962-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Boat Company negotiates an Emerald Isle lease, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-emerald-isle-lease-negotiations-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1962, “Beaver Island Boat Company.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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