- Date
- 1962-04-02
- Kind
- Opening
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippingcommunity
- Within
- Saint James Harbor
Summary
Coast Guard tender Sundew came to Beaver Island on April 2, 1962, to open the harbor for ferry service. The report measured the remaining harbor ice at twelve inches or less in places.
Evidence and limits
The local report establishes the visit and stated purpose, but not the tender’s official registry or a complete icebreaking log.
Sources
- Reports Coast Guard tender Sundew coming on April 2 to open the harbor for ferry service, when the ice measured twelve inches or less in places. It supplies no official vessel number or harbor-work log.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard tender Sundew opens Beaver Island harbor for ferry service, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sundew-harbor-opening-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1962, “Coast Guard Ice Breaker Mackinaw.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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