Summary
About 100 pilots flew to Beaver Island Townships Airport on October 22, 1974, for the island’s first Fly-In since 1959. The report says the event drew 450 visitors, whose whitefish dinner was prepared by the Game Club.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper provides an event report and named organizing roles, not a flight log, complete visitor or pilot roster, financial record, or formal Fly-In charter. The source’s “John Ludwig” spelling is preserved as a separate episode-qualified record from the August 1974 “John P. Ludwick” Life Member notice.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, November 1974, “Beaver Island Fly-In.”Barb Beckers reports about 100 pilots arriving at Beaver Island Townships Airport on Sunday, October 22, for the first Fly-In since 1959. She names Dr. John Ludwig, Bob Adams, Airport Manager Robert Gillespie, Jim Evans, celebrity Mont Neff, Phil Gregg, and other prize winners; the Game Club prepared a charcoal-broiled whitefish dinner for 450 visitors and Cole Fisheries supplied the whitefish. The printed weekday/date combination is preserved without calendar correction. The report does not provide an attendance register, flight log, budget, or formal organization record.