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Bread is airlifted to cattle keepers on Hog Island, 1957

Also 1957 Hog Island bread airlift

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Locator map: Hog Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Hog IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Date1957-03
WithinHog Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Hog Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Hog IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1957-03
Kind
Transportation
Where
Hog Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
transportationcommunity
Within
Hog Island

Summary

The March 1957 Beaver Beacon reported that Clint Pasineau dropped bread by air to Charlie Martin and his son while they tended cattle on Hog Island after reaching the island across the ice.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief winter-supply transport report. It does not provide an aircraft log, supply quantities, ranching record, or complete winter transport history.

Sources

  1. Reports Clint Pasineau of Cheboygan dropping bread by air to Charlie Martin and his son, who were tending cattle on Hog Island after reaching it across the ice. It does not provide an aircraft log, supply quantities, ranching record, or complete winter transport history. 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 · 1957-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported bread airlift; it does not expand the aviation, supply, or cattle record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Bread is airlifted to cattle keepers on Hog Island, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hog-island-bread-airlift-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1957, “Air Lift (and Drop Too).” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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