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The Beaver Beacon reprints 1902 Charlevoix and Beaver Island steamer schedules and excursions

Also One Hundred Years Ago 1902 · Steamer Beaver Charlevoix Beaver Island Route 1902

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TypeEvent
Dates1902-08-07 – 1902-08-21
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Summary

The September 2002 Beaver Beacon reprinted two August 1902 Charlevoix Sentinel notices: a regular Monday-Wednesday-Friday steamer Beaver route between Charlevoix and St. James, and an excursion report describing 100 people aboard for a St. James-Manistique trip plus a Charlevoix Scottish Club outing.

Evidence limits

This record describes a 2002 historical reprint; the original Sentinel notices and the complete 1902 operating record are not included here.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, September 2002, “One Hundred Years Ago.”
    Reprints an August 7, 1902 steamer Beaver schedule between Charlevoix and St. James and an August 21 report of a 100-person St. James-Manistique excursion and a Charlevoix Scottish Club outing. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the historical reprint.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon reprints 1902 Charlevoix and Beaver Island steamer schedules and excursions”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-steamer-beaver-excursion-1902-reprint/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2002, “One Hundred Years Ago.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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