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Completion of Yacht Dock beach repair, 1972

Also 1972 Yacht Dock shoreline repair completion · Durocher Dock and Dredge completed work

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1972-06
WithinSaint James Harbor
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
circa 1972-06
Kind
Construction
Where
Saint James Harbor
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingcommunityeconomy
Within
Saint James Harbor

Summary

The June–July 1972 Beaver Beacon reports that Durocher Dock and Dredge Company finished repairing the eroded Yacht Dock shoreline. This is the realized follow-up to the May announcement of the planned stone work.

Evidence and limits

The source does not provide a completion day, survey, cost, stone quantity, or as-built engineering record. The result is preserved as a newspaper report, not independently certified construction completion.

See also

Sources

  1. States that Durocher Dock and Dredge Company had finished repairing the Yacht Dock shoreline and describes the result as durable; it does not provide a completion day, engineering survey, cost, or as-built record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-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 · 1972-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Completion of Yacht Dock beach repair, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/completion-of-yacht-dock-beach-repair-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June–July 1972, “Yacht Dock Completed.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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