- Date
- 1989-12-18
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On December 18, 1989, Coast Guard Cutter Sundew broke a path through the harbor ice so the Beaver Islander could reach the dock, unload supplies, and return to its winter berth in Charlevoix.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper account of one supply run; it does not establish the complete winter ferry schedule or later icebreaking operations.
Sources
- Reports the Coast Guard Cutter Sundew breaking harbor ice so the Beaver Islander could deliver supplies before winter layup. 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 · 1990-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Paired held twenty-page January issue PDF.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1990-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Sundew breaks the harbor ice for the Beaver Islander’s final supply trip, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sundew-beaver-islander-final-trip-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Sundew to the Rescue,” Beaver Beacon, January 26, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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