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Beaver Island golf course plans two green improvements, 1970

Also Beaver Island golf course improvements, 1970

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TypeEvent
Date1970-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1970-05
Kind
Construction
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
recreationtourism
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Matt Melville reported in May 1970 that two Beaver Island golf-course greens would be redesigned to add challenge. He also anticipated summer events.

Evidence and limits

The notice records a plan, not a completed redesign or a confirmed event schedule.

Sources

  1. Reports Matt Melville’s plan to redesign two greens for greater challenge, expects good grass after spring rain, and says summer events would be announced later.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published golf-course note.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island golf course plans two green improvements, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-golf-course-improvements-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1970, “Matt Sez.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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