Name: The Grey Ghost fishing boat returns to Beaver Island Marine Museum display
Start: 2011-07
End: 2011-09
Location: Beaver Island Marine Museum

Event

Dates: 2011-07 – 2011-09
Kind: Occurrence
Where: Beaver Island Marine Museum
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritagemaritimecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The August 2011 Beacon reports that the Grey Ghost, a 25-foot double-ender once used by Island fishermen, was moved into outdoor display at the Marine Museum. Brian Kubish, Ron Wojan, and Tom Whitman handled the recovery after the boat had been left on Darkeytown and had slipped from a trailer.

The article identifies the boat’s earlier use in pound-net fishing by Jack Connaghan and later ownership by Emmet and Ernie Martin; Emmet renamed it the Nancy M after his wife. A September item again identifies the boat as being on display outside the Marine Museum while reporting the scrapping of the Sunny Don.

Evidence limits

This documents the reported museum display and the boat’s described history, not a conservation assessment or permanent exhibit designation.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 2011, "The Ghost Returns."
Reports Brian Kubish, Ron Wojan, and Tom Whitman moving the 25-foot double-ender Grey Ghost to outdoor display at the Marine Museum, after removing its old Chris Craft engine and setting it in a temporary cradle. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, August 2011, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Grey Ghost display report.
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Beaver Beacon, September 2011, "Sunny Don."
Contrasts the scrapping of the Sunny Don with the Grey Ghost's display outside the Marine Museum and repeats its association with Jack Connaghan, Ernie Martin, and Emmet Martin. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 2011, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the September Grey Ghost display reference.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Grey Ghost fishing boat returns to Beaver Island Marine Museum display”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-grey-ghost-marine-museum-display-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2011, "The Ghost Returns." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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