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Sonny Don

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Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Home port: Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeVessel
Datescirca 1974
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Home port: Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Vessel
Dates
circa 1974
Owner
Paul Kenwabikisssee
Operator
Paul Kenwabikisssee
Home port
Saint James Harbor
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimefishingshippingcommunity

Summary

Sonny Don was identified in March 1974 as Paul Kenwabikisssee’s fish tug. The paper reports one freight crossing from Beaver Island to Charlevoix and back.

Evidence and limits

The source does not establish the tug’s registry, dimensions, build date, ownership documents, or later disposition.

See also

Sources

  1. Calls Sonny Don Paul Kenwabikisssee’s fish tug and reports its March 22–25 freight trip between Beaver Island and Charlevoix. The issue gives no registry, dimensions, construction history, or complete ownership record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-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 · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. A participant recalled a 1995 storm voyage on the Sonny Don between Beaver Island and Charlevoix and described other fishing seasons and visits to High and Garden Islands. This is retrospective community testimony with uncertain vessel-name spelling and no independent log, weather report, or crew record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000330
  4. A participant recalled a 1995 storm voyage on the Sonny Don between Beaver Island and Charlevoix and described other fishing seasons and visits to High and Garden Islands. This is retrospective community testimony with uncertain vessel-name spelling and no independent log, weather report, or crew record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000335

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Sonny Don”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/vessels/sonny-don-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1974, “First Boat.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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