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Emerald Isle begins its winter ferry schedule, 1960

Also December 1 · 1960 Emerald Isle winter schedule

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TypeEvent
Date1960-12-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1960-12-01
Kind
Transportation
Carried out by
Beaver Island Boat Company
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingcommunitytourism
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Beginning December 1, 1960, the Emerald Isle was announced to operate a winter schedule between Beaver Island and Charlevoix on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, weather permitting.

Evidence and limits

This is a published operating schedule, not a sailing log. It does not establish that every announced trip ran, nor does it provide fares, passenger counts, or later seasonal service records.

Open questions

  • Which Boat Company logs document the winter sailings and weather cancellations?

See also

Sources

  1. Announces that the Emerald Isle would begin a winter schedule on December 1, leaving Beaver Island at 8:00 a.m. and Charlevoix at 1:00 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, weather permitting. It does not provide a sailing log, fare schedule, or service record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-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 · 1960-12_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Emerald Isle begins its winter ferry schedule, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/emerald-isle-winter-schedule-begins-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1960, “Summer Is Over — definitely.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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