- Dates
- 1965-06-11 – 1965-06-12
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island · Garden Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governancecommunitytourismfishing
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
U.S. Representative Raymond Clevenger of Michigan visited Beaver Island on June 11, 1965, arriving aboard the Beaver Islander. The local report describes a short island tour and social schedule followed by a Garden Island fishing trip the next morning.
Evidence and limits
The Beaver Beacon records a local visit and social itinerary. It does not show that the trip was an official congressional hearing, identify a policy agenda, or provide an independent fishing or passenger record.
Open questions
- What was the purpose of Clevenger’s island visit?
- Are there congressional, campaign, ferry, or local-government records for it?
Sources
- Reports Michigan U.S. Representative Raymond Clevenger arriving on the Beaver Islander on June 11, touring the island, attending several social occasions, and fishing at Garden Island the next morning with Charlevoix visitors. It says he caught a limit of smallmouth bass but gives no legislative agenda, guest list, or catch record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1965-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “U.S. Representative Raymond Clevenger visits Beaver Island, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-clevenger-visit-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1965, “Representative Visits Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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