- Date
- 1956-05-03
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeconstructiongovernancecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1956 Beaver Beacon reports that the Michigan State Waterways Commission advised the island that the Beaver Harbor dredging contract had been awarded on May 3.
Evidence and limits
This is a published contract-award notice, not the contract or a completion report. The contractor, scope, schedule, quantities, payments, and dredging outcome remain open.
Sources
- Reports that the Michigan State Waterways Commission advised the island that the harbor-dredging contract was awarded as of May 3. It does not name the contractor, provide the contract, specify quantities or dates, or establish that dredging was completed. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1956-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published contract-award notice; it does not expand the engineering or construction record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Michigan awards the Beaver Island harbor-dredging contract, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-harbor-dredging-contract-award-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1956, Michigan State Waterways Commission notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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BibTeX for “Michigan awards the Beaver Island harbor-dredging contract, 1956”RIS for “Michigan awards the Beaver Island harbor-dredging contract, 1956”