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Beaver Island fishermen ship commercial perch through Naubinway, 1958

Also 1958 Beaver Island commercial perch fishing

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TypeEvent
Date1958-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1958-03
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Summary

The March 1958 issue reports Art Larsen, Charley Martin, and Jack Connaghan netting large perch. Don Hansen of Lakeview flew the fish to Naubinway, where they were shipped to New York City; the report also says Martin crossed the ice to the Upper Peninsula and back in a Model A.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper commercial-fishing report. It does not provide catch weights, manifests, prices, licenses, flight logs, or a complete fishing record.

Sources

  1. Reports Art Larsen, Charley Martin, and Jack Connaghan netting large perch, flown by Don Hansen of Lakeview to Naubinway, and the fish then shipped to New York City. It also says Martin crossed the ice to the Upper Peninsula and back in a Model A. It does not provide catch weights, manifests, prices, licenses, flight logs, or a complete commercial fishing record. 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 · 1958-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the perch-fishing and shipment report; it does not expand the fishing, aviation, or market record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island fishermen ship commercial perch through Naubinway, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-commercial-perch-fishing-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1958, “COMMERCIAL PERCH FISHERMEN.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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