Summary
Owen Chapman took the first reported fish shanty onto the bay on New Year’s Day 1962, marking the beginning of that winter’s ice-fishing activity.
Evidence and limits
The notice records the shanty’s appearance, not a catch, ice-safety assessment, or complete fishing season.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 1962, “Sporting News.”Reports Owen Chapman taking the first fish shanty onto the bay on New Year’s Day and says islanders hoped for a perch fry. It does not provide catch results, ice measurements, or a fishing log.