- Date
- circa 1968-07
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagecommunicationcommunitytourismaviation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1968 Beaver Beacon’s “Ten Years Ago” column revisited several 1958 items: the births of Audrey Maureen Licovoli and Thomas Keith McDonough, a visit by Governor G. Mennen Williams and Mort Neff for the opening of bass season, Harbor Hills miniature golf operating under A. J. Roy, and B. I. UNICOM service for aircraft traffic.
Evidence and limits
This record preserves a retrospective newspaper summary. It does not replace civil birth records, a visitor log, a business register, or aviation radio records, and it does not independently verify the 1958 claims.
Sources
- Recalls two 1958 birth notices, Governor G. Mennen Williams and Mort Neff visiting for bass-season opening, Harbor Hills miniature golf operating under A. J. Roy, and B. I. UNICOM serving aircraft traffic at the published frequency; it is a retrospective newspaper summary, not a civil, visitor, business, or aviation register.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the retrospective column.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “July 1968 Beaver Beacon revisits 1958 island births, visitors, golf, and UNICOM”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-july-1968-ten-years-ago-notes/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1968, “Ten Years Ago.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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