- Date
- 2012-04
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Transportation Authority · Beaver Island Boat Company
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationmaritimeinfrastructuretourismcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 2012 Beaver Beacon reports that community members reviewed draft plans for a possible replacement ferry at a mid-April Beaver Island Transportation Authority meeting.
Evidence limits
The article explicitly presents the design as future planning. It does not establish that construction funding was secured or that a new ferry was built.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 2012, "Planning a New Boat."Reports a preliminary ferry design reviewed with Elliott Bay Design Group, including a longer and wider vessel, a deeper draft, capacity for about 25 cars, and future funding and construction contingencies. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held May issue scan confirms the preliminary ferry-planning report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The long forum discussion records community questions and opinions about speed, stability, fuel efficiency, passenger and vehicle capacity, public funding, and the role of the Beaver Island Transportation Authority, Boat Company, MDOT, and federal ferry programs. It is evidence of public discussion and participant recollection, not an approved specification or official decision.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004627
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community reviews preliminary plans for a future ferry, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-future-ferry-planning-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2012, "Planning a New Boat." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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