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Beaver Island open-fire permit requirement published, 1969

Also 1969 Beaver Island open-fire permit notice

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TypeEvent
Date1969-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1969-05
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
governanceconservationenvironment
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1969 Beaver Beacon reminded Islanders that open fires required a permit except when the ground was snow-covered or for domestic purposes. It directed residents to the Department of Natural Resources field office.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper safety notice. It does not provide an enforcement action or complete regulatory text.

Sources

  1. States that open fires require a permit except when the ground is snow-covered or for domestic purposes, and directs Islanders to the DNR field office; it does not provide an enforcement action or complete regulatory text.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published fire-safety notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island open-fire permit requirement published, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-burning-permits-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1969, “Burning Permits.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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