- Date
- 2008-06
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- place/beaver-island-marina
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- infrastructuremaritimetransportation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2008 Beacon reported completion of a Beaver Island Marina dock rebuild. The crew lowered 215 pilings after low water and winter ice had made some docks unsafe; the principal piers were lowered 24 or 30 inches.
Evidence limits
The article does not provide a contract value, engineering plans, or later maintenance history.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2008, "Beaver Island Marina Docks Rebuilt" by Larry Hansz.Reports Adam Anderson, Matt Frappart, and David Bousquet lowering 215 pilings, including a 24-inch main-pier reduction and 30-inch small-pier reduction, after low water and ice damage. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the marina reconstruction report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Marina docks are lowered and rebuilt after ice damage, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-marina-docks-rebuilt-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2008, "Beaver Island Marina Docks Rebuilt" by Larry Hansz. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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