- Dates
- 2006-08-15 – 2006-08-17
- Kind
- Occurrence
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimemaritimetourismeducationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The 179-foot barque Picton Castle anchored in Beaver Island’s harbor on August 15, 2006, during its fourth round-the-world teaching cruise. Crew members visited the Island, offered local residents tours aboard, and departed under full sail after three days.
Evidence limits
The article supplies the visit narrative and vessel history but does not constitute a complete ship registry or port log.
Sources
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Sources
- "The Mighty Picton Castle Arrives," Beaver Beacon, September 2006.Reports the 179-foot steel-hulled barque's arrival at anchor, its fourth round-the-world teaching cruise, crew visits ashore, local tours aboard, and departure under full sail after three days. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the visit report and photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Picton Castle visits Beaver Island during its 2006 teaching cruise, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-picton-castle-visit-2006/, accessed [date], citing "The Mighty Picton Castle Arrives," Beaver Beacon, September 2006. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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