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Beaver Island Fly-In announced for October 8, 1978

Also 1978 Beaver Island Fly-In

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TypeEvent
Date1978-10-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1978-10-08
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The August–September 1978 Beaver Beacon announced October 8 as the date of the annual Beaver Island Fly-In.

Evidence and limits

This is an advance notice, not an attendance, flight, safety, or financial record.

Sources

  1. Announces October 8 as the date for the annual Beaver Island Fly-In. It is an advance notice and does not provide attendance, flight logs, weather, safety, or financial outcomes. 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 · 1978-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page combined August–September issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Fly-In notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports the October 8 fifth annual Fly-In outcome: 148 planes registered, occupants transported to St. James for a charcoal-broiled whitefish dinner, and approximately 640 pounds of fish acquired and prepared by volunteers. It is a newspaper outcome report, not a complete flight log, attendance register, weather record, or financial account. 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 · 1978-10_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held nine-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Fly-In outcome report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fly-In announced for October 8, 1978”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fly-in-1978/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August–September 1978, annual Fly-In notice. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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