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Heather

Also The Heather

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TypeVessel
ErasModern era
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Vessel
Eras
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maritimeshippingtourism

Summary

The Heather was identified in August 1961 as a 45-foot, two-masted sailing schooner used by cartoonist Kreigh Collins to visit Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

This is a source-qualified vessel record based on a visitor notice; no registry or vessel history is held here.

Sources

  1. Describes the Heather as a 45-foot, two-masted sailing schooner carrying Kreigh Collins’s family to Beaver Island. No registry, builder, dimensions beyond length, or ownership record is held here.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-08_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 · 1961-08_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Heather”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/vessels/heather-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1961, “Interesting Island Visitors.” (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.

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