- Date
- 1989-12-14
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationweatherenvironmentcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December issue reports that severe ice delayed the Beaver Islander’s December 14 crossing and required Earl Maudrie’s fishing boat to break a route through the ice. It also describes a tug and barge fuel run and the expected final seasonal ferry trip.
Evidence limits
This is a contemporaneous newspaper transport report, not a Coast Guard log, ice chart, or complete winter operating record.
Sources
- Reports the December 14 ferry becoming stuck in ice, Earl Maudrie clearing a route with the Sharon, a 2-hour-20-minute crossing, and the Shamrock/barge fuel run. 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 · 1989-12_Beaver-Beacon
- Paired held eighteen-page December issue PDF.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islander and local boats work through December harbor ice, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-islander-icebound-december-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Last Trip for the Beaver Islander?,” Beaver Beacon, December 22, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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