- Dates
- circa 1897
- Owner
- “Big Neil” Gallagher
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeshippingheritagecommunication
Summary
The March 1973 Beaver Tales continuation names the steamer Joe as a competitor to the Eric L. Hackley on the Beaver Island mail route. It says “Big Neil” Gallagher owned the vessel and that Captain Leonard and later James Gallagher sailed it.
Evidence and limits
No registry, dimensions, build history, exact service dates, or complete civil identities are supplied. “Joe,” “Big Neil,” and the captains remain source- qualified names.
Sources
- Names the steamer Joe as owned by “Big Neil” Gallagher and says it ran in competition with the Eric L. Hackley, first under Capt. Leonard and later under James Gallagher. The retrospective provides no registry, dimensions, exact service dates, or complete owner identity.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-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 · 1973-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Joe”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/vessels/joe-early-mail-route-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1973, “Beaver Tales.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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