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Beaver Island Fourth of July program, 1986

Also 1986 Beaver Island Fourth of July

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TypeEvent
Date1986-07-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1986-07-04
Kind
Celebration
Carried out by
Beaver Island Civic Association
Followed by
Beaver Island Fourth of July celebration, 1987
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
celebrationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Civic Association’s June and July 1986 advertisements announce that year’s Fourth of July program: a parade at 6:30 p.m., a carnival at 7:30 p.m., a bake sale, a raffle for a basket of Beaver Island crafts and goodies, and fireworks. The June issue lists the Fourth of July Carnival and Parade among the Civic Association’s current projects, alongside the Tourist Office, brochures, and Harbor Beautification.

Program

  • Parade, 6:30 p.m.
  • Carnival, 7:30 p.m.
  • Bake Sale
  • Raffle - Basket of B.I. Crafts & Goodies
  • Fireworks

Evidence limits

Both citations are advertisements rather than a program or completion report; neither names a venue, an organizer beyond the Civic Association in general, or individual volunteers. No held issue after July 1986 (the next held issues are 1986-08 and 1986-09) reports attendance, proceeds, or an outcome for this year’s carnival, parade, or raffle. spatial_status is approximate because no venue is named.

Open questions

  • Did the parade, carnival, and raffle run as advertised, and who chaired them that year?
  • Is a completion report for 1986 findable in an issue not currently held here?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports: "The Fourth of July Carnival and Parade, the Tourist Office and brochures, and Harbor Beautification (including the memorial) are all current projects" of the Civic Association, and prints an "Annual 4th of July Celebration" advertisement listing Parade, Carnival, Bake Sale, Raffle - Basket of B.I. Crafts & Goodies, and Fireworks. 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 · 1986-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nineteen-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Fourth of July program announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Repeats the advertisement with times: "Parade 6:30pm. Carnival 7:30pm." plus Bake Sale, Raffle - Basket of BI Crafts + Goodies, and Fireworks. This is an announcement; no later 1986 issue held here (1986-08 or 1986-09) reports the completed program, and 1986-09's only related item concerns a fireworks permit request for that year's Homecoming weekend, a separate event. 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 · 1986-07_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held nineteen-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Fourth of July program announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-07_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fourth of July program, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fourth-of-july-1986/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1986, "B.I. Civic Association." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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