Where
in the World Is Beaver Island?
Beaver Island is located on Lake Michigan, about 30 miles north
of Charlevoix.
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The
Emerald Isle. Photo by Joseph O'Donnell, 2001
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Getting
There:
The Island
is accessible by ferry from Charlevoix. The trip takes two hours
and cars and bikes can be brought over. For more informatoin,
see www.bibco.com - the Beaver
Island Boat Company's web site.
If you're
unseaworthy, the Island is also accessible from Charlevoix by
plane. For more information, see www.islandairways.com
- Island Airways' web site. The trip takes 15 minutes! (Or
the Island has a second airline now, Fresh Air Aviation www.freshairaviation.net,
that lands at the west side airport.)
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Beaver
Island Harbor - the view from our ancestors' Peter and Mayme
O'Donnell's house on Beaver Island. Photo by Joseph O'Donnell,
2001
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