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Beaver Head Lighthouse leased as a hunting lodge (1960)

Also 1960 Beaver Head Lighthouse hunting lodge

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

Gordan Freeman, Jack Rader, and Bob Neff of Charlevoix leased Beaver Head Lighthouse as a hunting lodge in 1960.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper notice does not provide the lease term, lessor, access arrangements, or later use of the lighthouse.

Open questions

  • Which lighthouse, federal, or lease records document this arrangement?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, June 1960, lighthouse lease notice.
    Reports Gordan Freeman, Jack Rader, and Bob Neff of Charlevoix leasing Beaver Head Lighthouse as a hunting lodge; it does not provide lease terms or identify the lessor.
    beaver_beacon · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon