- Dates
- 1976-08-06 – 1976-08-08
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Followed by
- Beaver Island Homecoming dance and dinner announced, 1977
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritagetourismreligionrecreation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The annual Beaver Island Homecoming ran August 6–8, 1976. The weekend included a sunset cruise, the first annual softball tournament, a dance at Holy Cross Hall, and a barbecue chicken dinner at the Hall. The issue reports Beaver Island’s team winning first place in the tournament.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper event report, not an attendance register, financial account, complete performer list, or organizing record.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Reports the August 6 sunset cruise, August 7 softball and Homecoming dance at Holy Cross Hall, named musicians, shipwreck-table and basket prizes, and the August 8 barbecue chicken dinner at Holy Cross Hall. It does not provide attendance, financial results, or a complete organizing roster. 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 · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the Homecoming dates, activities, venue, and reported softball result.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Homecoming weekend, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-homecoming-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1976, “Homecoming Report.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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