- Dates
- 1958-10-01 – 1958-10-11
- Kind
- Transportation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weathermaritimetransportation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The November 1958 Beaver Beacon says gale winds caused several missed Emerald Isle trips in early October. It also reports the Detroit anchored in Beaver Harbor on October 10 and 11, with other vessels sheltering at Sand Bay and near Garden Island.
Evidence limits
The report does not provide official weather observations, sailing logs, manifests, or harbor records.
Sources
- Reports that gale-size winds caused the Emerald Isle to miss several trips in the first two weeks of October. On October 10 and 11, the motor vessel Detroit reportedly anchored in Beaver Harbor, while Captain Edwin McCann sheltered at Sand Bay and freighters sheltered near Garden Island. It does not provide sailing logs, weather observations, vessel manifests, or harbor records. 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 · 1958-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the weather and vessel notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Gale winds delay Emerald Isle trips and shelter vessels near Beaver Island, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-october-1958-weather-and-shipping/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1958, "WEATHER-WEATHER OR NOT." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
Last revised 2026-08-08. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.
BibTeX for “Gale winds delay Emerald Isle trips and shelter vessels near Beaver Island, 1958”RIS for “Gale winds delay Emerald Isle trips and shelter vessels near Beaver Island, 1958”