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Repairs to the eroded Yacht Dock beach, 1972

Also 1972 Yacht Dock beach repair · Durocher Dock and Dredge shoreline work

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1972-05
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
circa 1972-05
Kind
Construction
Where
Saint James Harbor
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingcommunityeconomy
Within
Saint James Harbor

Summary

In May 1972, Durocher Dock and Dredge Company began repairing erosion at the Yacht Dock site. The Beaver Beacon attributes the damage to high water and wave action and reports a plan to place many tons of stone on a gradual grade.

Evidence and limits

This is a source-bounded shoreline-work report, not a completed engineering or construction record. The May source does not provide a survey, cost, exact work limits, material quantity, or completion date; the later issue reports that the work was finished.

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Durocher Dock and Dredge Company beginning repairs where high water and wave action had eroded a substantial part of the Yacht Dock beach; the proposed work placed many tons of stone on a gradual grade, but the issue gives no cost, survey, completion date, or engineering record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-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 · 1972-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that Durocher Dock and Dredge Company finished the shoreline repair, providing later completion evidence for this May work notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-06_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eight-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 · 1972-06_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Repairs to the eroded Yacht Dock beach, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/repairs-to-yacht-dock-beach-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1972, “Waterfront Activity.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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