- Dates
- 1963-04-02 – 1963-04-03
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippingagriculturecommunity
- Within
- Saint James Harbor
Summary
On April 2, 1963, the Coast Guard vessel Sundew reached Beaver Island after breaking ice for ten hours from Charlevoix. It delivered five tons of hay and several bags of grain for the Jordan River Ranch’s 85 Herefords, stayed overnight, and returned through a newly shifted ice field in eight hours.
Evidence and limits
This is a local newspaper account of a supply run. It does not provide a Coast Guard log, official vessel identifier, cargo manifest, or independent weather and ice measurements.
Open questions
- Can Coast Guard logs or ranch records confirm the cargo, route, and timing?
Sources
- Reports Sundew reaching Beaver Island after ten hours breaking ice from Charlevoix, unloading five tons of hay and bags of grain, remaining overnight, and taking eight hours to break a new trail back.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1963-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Sundew breaks the ice to deliver hay to Beaver Island, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/sundew-hay-run-beaver-island-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1963, “Sundew Makes Hay Run.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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