- 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
- 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
- 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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