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Beaver Island Game Club serves its 1965 Hunter’s Dinner

Also 1965 Hunter’s Feast

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TypeEvent
Date1965-11-22
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1965-11-22
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Game Club
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationcommunityeducation
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Game Club’s 1965 Hunter’s Dinner served 131 people at Parish Hall on November 22. Dr. Dave Jenkins of the Michigan Department of Conservation’s Research and Development Division spoke, followed by questions and a film about northern Michigan’s four seasons.

Evidence and limits

The December report is a post-event account and supplies the reported attendance and program. It does not provide receipts, a complete guest list, or the film’s title.

Open questions

  • Are the Game Club’s banquet records or Dr. Jenkins’s presentation preserved?
  • What were the dinner’s proceeds and expenses?

Sources

  1. Reports that the Game Club dinner served 131 hunters at Parish Hall, with Swiss steak, vegetables, pies, a talk by Michigan Department of Conservation research leader Dr. Dave Jenkins, a question period, and a movie about northern Michigan’s four seasons. It does not provide receipts, a complete guest list, or a surviving film title.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Game Club serves its 1965 Hunter’s Dinner”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-club-hunters-banquet-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1965, “Hunter’s Feast.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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