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Emerald Isle berth is cleared at Beaver Island ferry dock, 2008

Also Beaver Island ferry dock dredging 2008

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TypeEvent
Date2008-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2008-06
Kind
Construction
Where
place/beaver-island-ferry-dock
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
infrastructuremaritimetransportationcommunity
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Beaver Island

Summary

The June 2008 Beacon reported that the Emerald Isle berth at the Beaver Island ferry dock needed clearing even though water levels were up that year. The accompanying photograph shows dredging equipment working at the dock.

Evidence limits

The short item does not identify the contractor, dredged volume, cost, or whether the work was a completed dredging project.

Sources

  1. Forum post reproduces a News-Review report that the Coast Guard cutter Biscayne Bay and first seasonal ferry trip were moved up to March 22 to break harbor ice and address a short-lived gasoline shortage. It is a secondary repost; Coast Guard and ferry-company records would control the exact movement.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001093
  2. Beaver Beacon, June 2008, "Dredging at the Ferry Dock".
    The photo item says that, despite higher water levels, clearing of the Emerald Isle's berth was necessary and shows dredging equipment at the ferry dock. 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
  3. The held fifty-two-page issue scan confirms the dock-clearing item.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Emerald Isle berth is cleared at Beaver Island ferry dock, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ferry-dock-dredging-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Ferry To Beaver Island The 22 Of March”, March 21, 2008. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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