- Dates
- 1956-04-04 – 1956-04-05
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Boat Company
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- shippingtransportationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Spring navigation resumed in early April 1956. The April Beaver Beacon reports that a fish tug carrying supplies toward the High Island cattle ranch could reach only the Coast Guard Station, the Woodbine opened a channel through the harbor ice on April 4, and the Emerald Isle made its first trip on April 5.
Evidence and limits
The issue documents the reported sequence, not a complete navigation log. Vessel identities, cargo, ice measurements, and the full 1956 service schedule remain open.
Sources
- Reports Emerald LaBlance’s fish tug bringing supplies toward the High Island cattle ranch but stopping at the Coast Guard Station because of ice, the Woodbine breaking a channel on April 4, and the Emerald Isle making its first trip on April 5. It does not provide vessel logs, ice measurements, cargo manifests, or a complete seasonal 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 · 1956-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published spring-navigation report; it does not expand the maritime or transport record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Spring navigation resumes after Woodbine breaks Beaver Harbor ice, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-spring-navigation-reopens-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1956, “First Boat,” “Icebreaker,” and “The Emerald Isle.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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