- Date
- 1963-08
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island · Charlevoix
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
A goat from Charlevoix was carried to Beaver Island aboard the Beaver Islander without an identified receiver, according to the August 1963 Beaver Beacon. Mary Gatliff cared for and milked the animal before it returned to its owner, Albin Dunance, in Charlevoix.
Evidence and limits
The account is a humorous transportation notice. It does not provide a ticket, exact date, livestock record, or evidence that the trip was intentional.
Open questions
- Do boat-company or local records preserve the animal’s crossing and return?
Sources
- Reports a Charlevoix goat carried aboard the Beaver Islander without a known reservation or receiver, milked on Beaver Island by Mary Gatliff, and returned to owner Albin Dunance in Charlevoix; it does not establish a ticket or exact travel date.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Charlevoix goat makes an unplanned Beaver Island voyage and returns, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sea-going-goat-return-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1963, “Sea-Going Goat Returned to Home on Mercer Blvd.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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