- Dates
- 1977-04-11 – 1977-04-12
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Carried out by
- Sundew
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationcommunity
- Within
- Saint James Harbor
Summary
The April 1977 Beaver Beacon reports that Coast Guard icebreaker Sundew entered St. James Harbor on April 11, stayed overnight, and left the next morning, opening the ice route for the season.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper harbor-access report, not a Coast Guard log, complete ice-survey, or ferry operating record.
Sources
- Reports the icebreaker Sundew arriving at the ferry dock late on April 11, staying overnight, and leaving at 0700 on April 12, with the path open for another season. It does not provide a Coast Guard log, complete harbor-ice survey, or ferry service record. 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 · 1977-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reported icebreaking visit and harbor opening.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard icebreaker Sundew opens St. James Harbor for the 1977 season”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sundew-harbor-opening-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1977, “Sundew Pays Visit.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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