- Dates
- 1959-02 – 1959-03
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Game Club
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationfishingrecreationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1959 Beaver Beacon says the Beaver Island Game Club sank nine old boats near Stony Point, about half a mile southeast of the harbor, to create a fish refuge. The March issue corrects that count to eighteen boats sunk in the harbor.
Evidence limits
The humorous newspaper report does not provide permits, exact coordinates, materials records, monitoring, or evidence of the refuge’s effectiveness.
Sources
- Reports that the Game Club purchased nine old boats or “Hot Rods,” sank them near Stony Point about half a mile southeast of the harbor, and intended the site to establish a fish refuge. The humorous item does not provide permits, coordinates, materials inventory, ecological monitoring, or confirmation that the refuge was authorized or effective. 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 · 1959-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reported sinking and fish-refuge purpose; it does not establish regulatory approval or ecological outcome.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Corrects the February report from nine old boats to eighteen sunk in the harbor to furnish a fish refuge. The humorous correction does not provide permits, coordinates, materials inventory, ecological monitoring, or confirmation that the refuge was authorized or effective. 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 · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the corrected count; it does not expand the regulatory or ecological record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that Game Club proceeds support hunting, fishing, and hiking trails, and describes plans to complete the fish refuge begun in the harbor the prior winter. It does not provide permits, coordinates, engineering plans, monitoring, or completion evidence. 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 · 1959-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the fish-refuge project continuation; it does not expand the regulatory or ecological record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Game Club sinks old boats near Stony Point for a fish refuge, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-club-fish-refuge-hot-rods-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1959, “FISHERMEN WILL CHEER.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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