- Dates
- 1957-03-26 – 1957-05-03
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Boat Company
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- shippingtransportationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1957 Beaver Beacon reported that the Coast Guard icebreaker Woodbine entered Beaver Harbor around 12:30 p.m. on March 26, ending the winter ice barrier. It also named Lawrence McDonough as the new Emerald Isle captain and expected the ferry’s first trip during the week of April 7. The May issue reported a five-day Sturgeon Bay shipyard check-up and wheel change, an expected May 2–3 return, and the first fish tug’s April 11 harbor entry.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper reports of harbor opening, seasonal service, and maintenance activity. They do not provide vessel logs, inspection records, exact first-trip or return dates, cargo manifests, or a complete 1957 navigation schedule.
Sources
- Reports that the Coast Guard icebreaker Woodbine was the first to enter the harbor, around 12:30 p.m. on March 26, and that Lawrence McDonough was the new Emerald Isle captain with the first trip expected during the week of April 7. It does not provide vessel logs, an exact first-trip date, 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 · 1957-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported harbor opening and captain change; it does not expand the navigation or service record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the Emerald Isle made a five-day Sturgeon Bay shipyard trip for a check-up and wheel change, was expected back on the run May 2 or 3, and that Allen Jensen of Manistique owned the first fish tug to enter the harbor on April 11. It does not provide a vessel log, inspection report, exact return time, cargo manifest, or 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 · 1957-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported ferry maintenance trip and first fish-tug entry; it does not expand the navigation or service record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Woodbine opens Beaver Harbor and Emerald Isle resumes 1957 service, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-spring-navigation-reopens-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1957, “DAY O’ THE MONTH” and “NEW CAPTAIN.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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