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Winter ice covers parts of Beaver Island Harbor, 1958

Also 1958 Beaver Island harbor ice · 1958 Beaver Island winter skating

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Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Date1958-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1958-01
Kind
Weather
Where
Saint James Harbor
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
weatherrecreationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1958 Beaver Beacon observed that much of Beaver Island Harbor was frozen and that children had begun skating in suitable areas. The December issue reports ice forming again and anticipates winter “shanty town” ice fishing.

Evidence and limits

This is a contemporaneous observation, not an ice or weather series. The issue does not provide measurements, a complete freeze chronology, or a navigation assessment.

Sources

  1. Reports that much of the harbor was frozen and that children were skating in areas that had frozen sufficiently. It does not provide ice measurements, a complete freeze chronology, temperature records, or a navigation assessment. 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 · 1958-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the winter harbor-ice observation; it does not expand the weather, recreation, or navigation record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-01_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that ice was forming in the harbor and anticipates the growth of “shanty town” for winter ice fishing. It does not provide ice measurements, a freeze chronology, fishing results, or a navigation assessment. 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 · 1958-12_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the December harbor-ice and ice-fishing notice; it does not expand the weather, recreation, or navigation record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Winter ice covers parts of Beaver Island Harbor, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-harbor-ice-skating-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1958, “KIDS HAVE HIT THE ICE.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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