- Date
- 2008-05
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetourismtourismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Explorer II, a 58-foot Alden-designed motor sailor, anchored in Paradise Bay for three nights in early May 2008 while Ed Champagne and family members delivered it from Boyne City to Burlington, Vermont. The crew chose St. James after a cruising guide recommended the harbor.
Evidence limits
The article records the planned delivery route and visit. It does not document the vessel’s later arrival in Burlington.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 2008, "Explorer II," Burlington, VT.Describes Ed Champagne and family crew anchoring the 58-foot Alden-designed motor sailor in Paradise Bay for three nights while delivering it from Boyne City to Burlington via the Great Lakes, Erie Canal, and Champlain Canal. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fifty-two-page issue scan confirms the vessel-visit account.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Explorer II visits Beaver Island during Lake Champlain delivery, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-explorer-ii-visit-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2008, "Explorer II," Burlington, VT. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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