- Dates
- 1962-03-05 – 1962-03-09
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippingcommunitygovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island · Saint James Harbor
Summary
The March issue reported a planned March 9 visit by Coast Guard icebreaker Mackinaw with 2,000 gallons of gasoline for the County Road Commission. The April issue retrospectively says the vessel came on March 5 and records 27 inches of blue ice at the time.
Evidence and limits
The March notice is a plan, while the April notice reports the delivery as completed. The date discrepancy remains explicit rather than silently resolved.
Sources
- Says Coast Guard icebreaker Mackinaw was planned to arrive at Beaver Harbor March 9 with 2,000 gallons of gasoline for the County Road Commission, because heavy snow and drifts had kept snowplows busy and island fuel stores were insufficient. The report records a plan, not a verified arrival.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Retrospectively reports that Mackinaw came to Beaver Island March 5 to deliver County Road Commission fuel and that the ice was measured at 27 inches of blue ice. The two issues preserve different March dates; the April report is the evidence for the completed delivery.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Mackinaw delivers fuel and Beaver Island measures harbor ice, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mackinaw-fuel-delivery-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1962, “Snow Causes Problems.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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