April 14,16,18,21,23,25 ferry cancelled due to ice

[Beaver Beacon]

The 2014 scheduled ferry runs for April 14, 16 and 18 have been cancelled due to extreme ice conditions on Lake Michigan between Charlevoix and Beaver Island.

Ferry service will begin when ice conditions permit and we are able to safely operate our vessel. Please refer to our web page www.bibco.com and Facebook page for any updates.

[Beaver Beacon]

NOAA Ice coverage, thickness, velocity, and surface temp maps
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/glc ... pe=N&hr=00

Marine Traffic AIS map
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/

[Beaver Beacon]

The 2014 scheduled ferry runs for April 21 and 23rd have been cancelled due to extreme ice conditions on Lake Michigan between Charlevoix and Beaver Island.

http://www.bibco.com/schedules-3/

[Beaver Beacon]

IMPORTANT SCHEDULE UPDATE: The 2014 scheduled ferry runs for April 21st, 23rd and 25th have been cancelled due to extreme ice conditions on Lake Michigan between Charlevoix and Beaver Island.
Ferry service will begin when ice conditions permit and we are able to safely operate our vessel. Please refer to our website and Facebook page for any updates.

[jflanagan]

Is it just my imagination or do I see open water in the harbor on Rich's webcam?

[Beaver Beacon]

Maybe we'll see the ferry out and about around the harbor tomorrow in the open water; still much ice between here and the mainland though. Hopefully it will continue to clear up soon.

[Beaver Beacon]

Important news: Ice conditions have improved. If ice and weather conditions continue to be favorable we will be making our first run of the 2014 season tomorrow, April 29. Departure times are tentatively 9AM from Beaver Island and 12:30PM from Charlevoix. Due to the uncertainty of the ice condition in Lake Michigan, travel times may be longer than 2 hours. We will be contacting customers with outstanding vehicle reservations to reschedule them as soon as we are sure ice conditions are favorable and that we believe weather and ice conditions will allow us to travel for future dates.

If you have freight to drop off at the dock locations, it must be wrapped to withstand being left outdoors (rain, wind, snow, etc) since we have very limited covered space.

http://www.bibco.com/boat-delay--cancellations-18/