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Beacon publishes Michigan inland-lake boat-number reminder, 1958

Also 1958 Beaver Island inland lake boat registration notice

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TypeEvent
Date1958-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1958-06
Kind
Legal proceeding
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1958 Beaver Beacon reminds boatmen that motorboats on inland lakes must obtain a permanent number from the County Sheriff’s Office, while noting that the rule does not apply to the harbor.

Evidence and limits

This is a published legal reminder, not the statute, an application, a registration list, enforcement record, or legal outcome.

Sources

  1. Reminds visitors operating motorboats on inland lakes to apply for a permanent number through the County Sheriff’s Office and clarifies that the notice does not apply to the harbor. It does not provide the statute, applications, registration list, enforcement records, or legal outcome. 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 · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the legal reminder; it does not expand the registration or enforcement record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beacon publishes Michigan inland-lake boat-number reminder, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-inland-lake-boat-number-law-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1958, “INLAND LAKE LAW.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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