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Beaver Island sailors return after the shipping season, 1971

Also Beaver Island sailors return for winter, 1971 · Don Burke and Archie Minor return from shipping season

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TypeEvent
Date1971-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1971-11
Kind
Migration
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimemigrationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The November 1971 Beaver Beacon reported Philip “Don” Burke and Archie Minor returning to Beaver Island after the shipping season, from the steamers B. F. Affleck and Irving S. Olds respectively.

Evidence and limits

The notice records the return and vessel names but does not provide voyage logs, employment records, or a complete seasonal sailor roster.

Sources

  1. Reports Philip “Don” Burke returning after sailing aboard the B. F. Affleck and Archie Minor returning from the Irving S. Olds; it does not provide voyage logs or employment records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the sailors’ return notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island sailors return after the shipping season, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sailors-return-november-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1971, “Sailors Home.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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