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Beaver Island returns to mainland power-cable service, 1983

Also 1983 Beaver Island cable repair · mainland electricity cable restored

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TypeEvent
Date1983-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1983-06
Kind
Construction
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
infrastructureenergycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1983 Beaver Beacon reported that divers repaired Beaver Island’s mainland electricity cable after work beginning in early May, with power transferred back to the cable near the end of June.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper infrastructure report, not an engineering record, utility work order, or outage log.

Sources

  1. Reports that divers worked since early May to locate and repair the mainland electricity cable and that power was transferred back to the cable near the end of June, ending the winter period when local residents kept the island supplied with heat and lights. It does not provide engineering drawings, outage logs, contractor records, or a precise restoration date. 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 · 1983-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the cable-restoration report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that the restored cable service was short-lived and that Beaver Island had returned to generator power while tests sought the cause before repairs. It is a follow-up newspaper report, not a utility outage log or engineering diagnosis. 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 · 1983-09_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held nine-page September issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the cable-failure follow-up.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island returns to mainland power-cable service, 1983”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-power-cable-service-restored-1983/, accessed [date], citing “We're on the Cable,” Beaver Beacon, August 1983. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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