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Beaver Islander clutch repair disrupts service before Memorial Day, 1968

Also 1968 Beaver Islander clutch failure and service interruption

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1968-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1968-05
Kind
Transportation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
transportationmaritimecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

About a week before Memorial Day weekend in 1968, the Beaver Islander needed clutch replacement. The May–June Beaver Beacon reported that the North Shore made two trips and a fish tug brought supplies before regular ferry service was restored.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper service-interruption report. It does not provide repair invoices, a complete interruption log, or a navigational record.

Sources

  1. Reports a clutch replacement on the Beaver Islander, two North Shore trips, and a fish tug bringing supplies before ferry service was restored; it does not provide repair invoices, a complete interruption log, or a navigational record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published transportation report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islander clutch repair disrupts service before Memorial Day, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-islander-clutch-repair-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May-June 1968, “Boat Problems.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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