- Date
- 1958-09-20
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- foodwaystourismeconomycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Lodge hosted a September 20, 1958 dinner party and served 71 turkey dinners between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m.; the notice credits chef Mel Johnson.
Evidence limits
The newspaper does not provide a full guest count, menu, receipts, or guest list.
Sources
- Reports a Beaver Lodge-sponsored dinner party on September 20 serving 71 turkey dinners from 6:00 to 9:00, with chef Mel Johnson credited. It does not provide attendance beyond meals served, menus, receipts, or a complete guest list. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the dinner report; it does not expand the hospitality, financial, or food record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Lodge serves a September turkey dinner party, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beaver-lodge-turkey-dinner-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1958, “B. I. DINNER PARTY.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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