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Beaver Island crews cut lake ice for the whitefish season, 1967

Also 1967 Beaver Island ice cutting

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TypeEvent
Date1967-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1967-02
Kind
Conservation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
fishingmaritimeeconomyheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In February 1967, Charlie Martin and his crew were cutting clear lake ice into large blocks and storing it in sawdust for use during the coming whitefish season. The Beacon describes the work as a continuing island practice, while also noting that earlier crews hauled ice with horses to harbor ice houses.

Evidence and limits

This is a contemporary description of a seasonal fishing-support practice. It does not identify the exact cutting site or establish how much ice remained for the summer.

Open questions

  • Where was the 1967 ice cut and where was the ice house located?
  • Are fishing, ice-house, or commercial records available?

Sources

  1. Describes approximately 16-inch lake ice being cut into 200-pound blocks, hauled up a ramp, and packed in sawdust for icing fish during the coming whitefish season. It preserves the earlier use of horses and harbor ice houses but does not identify the exact ice site, crew payroll, or later ice supply.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1967-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1967-02_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island crews cut lake ice for the whitefish season, 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ice-cutting-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1967, “Ice Cutting Time.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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