Beaver Island burning-permit guidance, 1973

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Event

Date: circa 1973-04
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communicationenvironmentgovernancecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1973 Beaver Beacon published seasonal guidance requiring permits for most Beaver Island burning when the ground was not snow covered and warning against unsafe burners and prohibited materials.

Evidence and limits

This is public guidance, not evidence of a specific permit or enforcement action and not a complete local fire-code history.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 1973, “Burning Permits.”
States that permits were required for most burning when ground was not snow covered, describes covered metal burners and prohibited materials, and gives DNR telephone contacts; it does not identify an ordinance number, permit issuance, enforcement action, or amendment.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1973, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1977, “Burning Permits.”
Repeats seasonal open-burning safety guidance, the requirement for a permit when ground is not snow covered, contact numbers, preferred burning times, and advice to use a covered container or haul debris to the dump. It does not identify an ordinance number, permit issuance, enforcement action, or later amendment. 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 · 1977-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1977, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twelve-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the repeated seasonal fire-safety notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island burning-permit guidance, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-burning-permit-guidelines-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1973, “Burning Permits.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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