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Emerald Isle tests a Cross Village route to Beaver Island, 1960

Also Labor Day 1960 Emerald Isle Cross Village test

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TypeEvent
Date1960-09-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1960-09-05
Kind
Transportation
Carried out by
Emerald Isle
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingtourismeconomy
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On Labor Day 1960, the Emerald Isle tested a Cross Village route to Beaver Island and recorded a running time 45 minutes shorter than the Charlevoix route.

Evidence and limits

This is a route test, not proof of a permanent service change. The notice does not provide a vessel log, timetable, weather conditions, or exact port times.

Open questions

  • Did the Boat Company adopt the Cross Village route, and which logs or schedules document it?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports the Emerald Isle stopping at Cross Village on its Labor Day return trip, departing from behind the breakwater for Beaver Island, and recording 45 minutes less running time than the Charlevoix route on the test run. It does not provide a log, weather conditions, exact departure times, or a scheduled route change.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held three-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 · 1960-09_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Emerald Isle tests a Cross Village route to Beaver Island, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/emerald-isle-cross-village-route-test-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1960, Emerald Isle route notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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