Beaver Island townships advance a search-and-rescue boat and adopt a harbor no-wake resolution, 1987

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Event

Date: 1987-05-06
Kind: Meeting
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: maritimegovernancepublic-serviceenvironmentcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In May 1987, St. James Township approved participation with Peaine Township in a proposed search-and-rescue boat project and adopted a no-wake resolution for Beaver Harbor within 500 feet of shore. The minutes link the latter action to high Lake Michigan water levels and shoreline erosion.

Evidence limits

The article documents reported township action, not the boat’s final delivery, operating history, or the later legal and enforcement record of the resolution.

Sources

“St. James Township Board Meeting,” May 6, 1987, Beaver Beacon, June 1987.
Reports St. James Township’s approval to participate with Peaine Township in purchasing a boat through Indian River Marine, proposed ten-year financing, pledges and petitions, and adoption of a resolution declaring Beaver Harbor no-wake within 500 feet of shore because of high water and erosion. 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 · 1987-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held seventeen-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the boat and no-wake actions.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-06_Beaver-Beacon
Peaine Township Meeting, June 1, 1987, Beaver Beacon, July 1987.
Reports that the search-and-rescue boat had been ordered and was expected in about four weeks. 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 · 1987-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twelve-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the order update.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-07_Beaver-Beacon
St. James Township minutes, August 5, 1987, Beaver Beacon, October 1987.
Reports a delivery delay caused by a personnel change at Indian River Marina; the townships expected a 1988 boat at the 1987 cost, and later discussed paying their shares in one payment. 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 · 1987-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eleven-page combined August–September and October–November issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the boat-delivery and payment update.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island townships advance a search-and-rescue boat and adopt a harbor no-wake resolution, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-search-and-rescue-boat-no-wake-resolution-1987/, accessed [date], citing “St. James Township Board Meeting,” May 6, 1987, Beaver Beacon, June 1987. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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