- Date
- 1966-08-06
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Boat Company
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationmaritimeeconomy
- Within
- Saint James Harbor
Summary
The August 1966 Beaver Beacon reported that the Beaver Island Boat Company was experiencing its busiest season, with daily double runs. It said the noon trip on August 6 carried 199 passengers and that another boat was being considered for future demand.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper traffic report. It does not provide a passenger manifest, audited traffic series, or evidence that a second boat was ordered.
Sources
- Reports double runs every day, a noon August 6 trip carrying 199 passengers, and discussion of another boat for future demand; it does not provide a passenger manifest, audited traffic series, or vessel-construction decision.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published transportation report; it does not expand the source-specific traffic or capacity claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islander records heavy 1966 summer traffic, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-islander-busiest-season-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1966, “Busy Season.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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