- Date
- 1998-04
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationmaritimeeconomycommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Bud Martin brought the 64-foot West Shore to Beaver Island after purchasing the 1947 vessel from Miller Boat Line. The May 1998 Beacon describes the voyage from Port Clinton through the Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, and Lake Huron, ending with a Beaver Island arrival after 28 hours underway, and says Martin intended to use the boat for freight from Manistique.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper voyage account, not a bill of sale, vessel-registration record, inspection, freight contract, or continuing operating history.
Sources
- Reports Bud Martin’s purchase of the 1947, 64-foot West Shore from Miller Boat Line, its intended freight service from Martin’s Manistique dock and warehouse, the crew’s route through the Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, and Lake Huron, and arrival at Beaver Island after 28 hours of continuous sailing. 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 · 1998-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the West Shore purchase and arrival account.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Bud Martin brings the West Shore ferry to Beaver Island after a 28-hour voyage in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-west-shore-ferry-arrival-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1998, “The West Shore comes to Beaver Island” and “The West Shore on B. I.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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