- Date
- 2002-07
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationmaritimecommunityfamilycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2002 Beaver Beacon profiled Captain Kevin McDonough, a longtime Beaver Island Boat Company employee and senior captain of the Emerald Isle. The profile covers ferry operations, crew leadership, the Emerald Isle’s design and sea trials, family history, and McDonough’s Island civic service.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper profile, not an employment record, vessel log, or complete biography.
Sources
- Profiles McDonough’s nearly three decades with the Boat Company, senior captaincy, role in the Emerald Isle’s design and sea trials, crew leadership, family history, Island civic service, and observations about changing Lake Michigan and Island traffic. 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 · 2002-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Captain Kevin McDonough profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Captain Kevin McDonough is profiled as a Beaver Island Boat Company ferry leader, 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-treasure-captain-kevin-mcdonough-profile-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2002, “Beaver Island Treasure — Captain Kevin McDonough,” by M. Clark. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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