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Beaver Island teenagers take an Emerald Isle boat ride, 1960

Also October 7 · 1960 Emerald Isle teen ride

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TypeEvent
Date1960-10-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-10-07
Kind
Transportation
Carried out by
Beaver Island Boat Company
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimetourismcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On October 7, 1960, Beaver Island teenagers took a forty-minute boat ride on the Emerald Isle, provided as a compliment by the Beaver Island Boat Company. The group then gathered at the Shamrock for refreshments.

Evidence and limits

The report does not provide a passenger roster, route, operating log, or cost record. The October event date is retained even though it appears in the November issue as retrospective community news.

Open questions

  • Which Boat Company log or youth-program record documents the ride and passengers?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports teenagers taking a forty-minute boat ride on the Emerald Isle on October 7, provided as a Beaver Island Boat Company compliment, followed by hot chocolate and cookies at the Shamrock. It does not provide a passenger roster, route, operating log, or cost record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-11_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 · 1960-11_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island teenagers take an Emerald Isle boat ride, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/emerald-isle-teenagers-boat-ride-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1960, school and teen-program news. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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