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First 1973 season fish tug arrival at Beaver Island

Also 1973 first boat of the season · Jackie II first seasonal arrival

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

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TypeEvent
Date1973-03-15
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
1973-03-15
Kind
Transportation
Where
Saint James Harbor
Participants
Jack Cross (captain)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimefishingcommunity
Within
Saint James Harbor

Summary

The fish tug Jackie II, piloted by Jack Cross of Charlevoix, docked at the Beaver Islander dock on March 15, 1973, and was reported as the first boat of the season.

Evidence and limits

The notice establishes a local first-arrival claim only; it does not provide the tug’s registry, ownership, dimensions, cargo, or full voyage history.

See also

Sources

  1. Reports the fish tug Jackie II docking at the Beaver Islander dock on March 15, piloted by Jack Cross of Charlevoix, as the first boat of the season; it does not provide a registry, cargo, or voyage log.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-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 · 1973-04_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “First 1973 season fish tug arrival at Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/first-1973-season-fish-tug-arrival-beaver-island/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1973, “First Boat.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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