- Date
- 1964-12-27
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetransportationcommunityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Islander made its last reported trip of 1964 on December 27 after unloading winter supplies at Beaver Island. The January Beaver Beacon lists building supplies, groceries, furniture, a new snowmobile, and a casket among the cargo.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper account of a supply trip, not a surviving vessel log or complete cargo manifest.
Sources
- Reports that the Beaver Islander made its last trip of 1964 on December 27 after discharging its final winter supply cargo, including building supplies, groceries, furniture, a snowmobile, and a casket. It does not provide a manifest, voyage log, or proof of delivery beyond the named newspaper report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islander makes its last 1964 trip with winter supplies”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-islander-last-trip-of-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1965, opening report. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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