- Date
- 1977-04
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Simmons Reef
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshipwrecksheritagepublicationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island archipelago
Summary
The April 1977 Beaver Beacon publishes Vaur L. Ogden’s poem “Fate of Marold II,” a literary retelling of the 1937 gasoline-salvage disaster at Simmons Reef and the deaths of the five crew members.
Evidence and limits
This is a literary retrospective, not a new casualty report or independent vessel, Coast Guard, coroner, or cemetery record.
Sources
- Publishes Vaur L. Ogden’s poem recounting the New Year’s Day 1937 gasoline-salvage voyage, the explosion at Simmons Reef, the five deaths, and the grief of Beaver Island. It is a literary retrospective, not a new casualty report or independent vessel, Coast Guard, coroner, or cemetery record. 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 · 1977-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the poem’s publication and continuation context.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, ““Fate of Marold II” poem published in the Beaver Beacon, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-tales-fate-of-marold-ii-poem-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1977, “Beaver Tales: Fate of Marold II.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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