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Beaver Island Fourth of July celebration, 1981

Also 1981 Beaver Island Fourth of July

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TypeEvent
Dates1981-05 – 1981-07-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
1981-05 – 1981-07-04
Kind
Celebration
Carried out by
Beaver Island Civic Association
Followed by
Beaver Island Fourth of July celebration, 1982
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
celebrationcommunityeconomy
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Civic Association’s spring 1981 Beaver Beacon columns announce a Fourth of July program funded in part by an April rummage sale and a May spaghetti dinner, describing a carnival beginning at 1 p.m. with a pocket lady, fish pond, dart game, penny pitch, bike races, a stuffed-animal raffle, and a from-scratch baking contest and bake sale, alongside a “What the 4th of July means to me” essay contest and a fireworks display funded by a dance. No held issue reports the completed event.

Program

  • Fundraising: an April 10-11 rummage sale on Ruth Himebauch’s porch; a May 13 spaghetti dinner at the Christian Church; a dance, with proceeds toward fireworks; carnival table rentals at $10 each, arranged through Sandy Fortier or Ruthie Himebaugh.
  • Carnival (announced to begin at 1 p.m., lasting about two hours): pocket lady, fish pond, darts, penny pitch, bike races, a raffle for a large stuffed animal, and a from-scratch baking contest feeding into a bake sale.
  • A “What the 4th of July means to me” essay contest, with winners to receive a copy of the Declaration of Independence and a dictionary.

Evidence limits

Every passage held for this year is a forward-looking Civic Association announcement drawn from the March, May, and June 1981 issues. No held issue (checked through November 1981) reports the carnival, contest, or fireworks as completed, names winners, or gives proceeds. spatial_status is approximate; no venue is named for the carnival itself, only that tables could be rented there.

Open questions

  • Did the carnival and essay contest run as announced, and who won them?
  • Is there a completed-event report in an issue not held for 1981, or one whose relevant passage this pass did not surface?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports a rummage sale planned for April 10-11 on Ruth Himebauch's porch and a spaghetti dinner planned for May 13 at the Christian Church, "All monies will go towards our 4th of July festivities." 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 · 1981-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eighteen-page combined March and April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the spring fundraising notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that the Civic Association met May 7 to plan the "Annual 4th of July festivities," scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and last about two hours, with a "sneak preview" of planned attractions: the pocket lady, fish pond, darts, penny pitch, bike races, a raffle for a large stuffed animal, and a from-scratch baking contest whose entries would be donated to a following bake sale. The same issue announces a "What the 4th of July means to me" essay contest, with winners to receive a copy of the Declaration of Independence and a dictionary. 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 · 1981-05_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held thirteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Fourth of July planning notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-05_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Reports that proceeds from a dance would go toward the cost of the Fourth of July fireworks, and invites islanders to rent a display table at the carnival for $10 by contacting Sandy Fortier or Ruthie Himebaugh. 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 · 1981-06_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held twelve-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the fireworks and carnival-table notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026 · revised 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fourth of July celebration, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fourth-of-july-1981/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1981, Civic Association column. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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