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

Person

Mark Gross / Mark Cross

Also Mark Gross · Mark Cross

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypePerson
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1955
Work
Ship captain
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingcommunity

Summary

The April 1955 Beaver Beacon advance notice lists Mark Gross as the planned captain of the new Emerald Isle. The May report names Mark Cross as captain during the ferry’s April 21 maiden voyage to Charlevoix.1

This record preserves the Gross/Cross spelling conflict and treats the names as one episode-qualified captain record. It does not claim that the spelling is resolved or establish a full civil identity.

Open questions

  • Which company, census, registry, or later newspaper records resolve the Gross/Cross spelling?

See also

Footnotes

  1. Beaver Beacon, April and May 1955, “Day of the Month for April Is Boat Day” and “The Emerald Isle.” ↩

Sources

  1. Lists Mark Gross as the planned captain of the new Emerald Isle.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1955-04_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 · 1955-04_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Names Mark Cross as captain during the April 21 maiden voyage; the spelling differs from the April notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1955-05_Beaver-Beacon
  4. 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 · 1955-05_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Mark Gross / Mark Cross”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/mark-gross-mark-cross/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1955, “Day of the Month for April Is Boat Day.” (and 3 further sources 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.

BibTeXRIS