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Beaver Island building boom reported, 1966

Also October 1966 Beaver Island construction activity

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1966-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1966-10
Kind
Construction
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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constructiontourismeconomy
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The October 1966 Beaver Beacon described a busy construction season on Beaver Island. It mentioned the school addition, new cottages, remodeling, the Erin Motel restaurant foundation, Beaver Haven’s boat-storage building, and a planned steel shop.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper construction survey rather than a complete project inventory. It does not provide permits, plans, contract values, or completion records.

Sources

  1. Reports the school addition nearing completion, new cottages and a Sand Bay double dwelling, Kujawa remodeling and cottage work, an Erin Motel restaurant foundation, Beaver Haven boat storage, and a planned Fogg steel shop; it does not provide permits, plans, contract values, or completion records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published construction survey; it does not expand the source-specific building or ownership claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island building boom reported, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-building-boom-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1966, “Building Boom.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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