Beaver Island ArchiveA primary-source archive & encyclopedia45°40′N 85°33′W · Lake Michigan
Colour scheme
Search

Event

Coast Guard cutter Sundew visits Beaver Island, 1960

Also June 1960 Sundew visit

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

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.
TypeEvent
Date1960-06
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
1960-06
Kind
Transportation
Where
Saint James Harbor
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingcommunity
Within
Saint James Harbor

Summary

The Coast Guard cutter Sundew was reported in port at Beaver Island in June 1960, with crew members’ wives aboard for a cruise.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper does not provide an exact date, commanding officer, or official port-call record. The vessel link is based on the distinctive cutter name and remains source-qualified.

Open questions

  • Which Coast Guard logs identify the cutter’s exact visit and itinerary?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports the Coast Guard cutter Sundew in port and says the crew brought their wives on a cruise. The issue does not give an exact date or port-call details; the related vessel record is source-qualified to a later Sundew notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-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 · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard cutter Sundew visits Beaver Island, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/sundew-visit-to-beaver-island-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1960, Coast Guard notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

BibTeX for “Coast Guard cutter Sundew visits Beaver Island, 1960”RIS for “Coast Guard cutter Sundew visits Beaver Island, 1960”