- Date
- 1975-04-15
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Participants
- South Shore (first_season_trip) · Ojibwa (harbor_icebreaker)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationmaritimeshippingeconomycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The South Shore made its first Beaver Island trip of 1975 on April 15, later than usual because heavy harbor ice required another Coast Guard operation. The April Beacon identifies the Coast Guard tug Ojibwa as dispatched to St. James while Sundew was occupied with icebreaking in Green Bay. The trip allowed island stores to restock after the winter.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper report of one first-season trip, not a complete ferry schedule, manifest, or Coast Guard log. The article does not quantify the restocked commodities or establish later service frequency.
Sources
- A community remembrance says the South Shore arrived at Beaver Island in 1973 under the nickname “The Daughter of St. Pat.” This is useful historical context but is not a vessel log or independent verification of the arrival date or nickname.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000324
- Reports the South Shore’s first trip of the season on Tuesday, April 15, after heavy harbor ice required a second Coast Guard icebreaking operation. It identifies the tug Ojibwa as dispatched because Sundew was occupied with icebreaking in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and says island stores restocked after the long winter. It does not provide a voyage log, cargo manifest, or complete service schedule. 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 · 1975-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the first-trip date, vessel names, and supply-restocking context.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “South Shore makes first Beaver Island trip of 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-south-shore-first-trip-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Congratulations ferry South Shore,” March 16–18, 2005. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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