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Beaver Island Marina docks are lowered and rebuilt after ice damage, 2008

Also Beaver Island Marina docks rebuilt 2008

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TypeEvent
Date2008-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2008-06
Kind
Construction
Where
place/beaver-island-marina
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
infrastructuremaritimetransportation
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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

  1. 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
  2. The held issue scan confirms the marina reconstruction report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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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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