- Dates
- 1976-07-03 – 1976-07-05
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Ronald "Ron" Wojan (organizer) · Bea Parker (breakfast_manager) · Ellie Hohn (parade_chair) · Mark LaFreniere (raffle_coordinator)
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Followed by
- Beaver Island Fourth of July celebration, 1977
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritagegovernancereligioncommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island’s Bicentennial Fourth of July weekend was reported as completed and successful. The program included July 3 Bingo, a July 4 breakfast and Civic Carnival, an “Island History” parade, whitefish dinner, fireworks, and raffles, followed by a July 5 Basket of Joy raffle. The report credits Ron Wojan with overall organization and identifies Ellie Hohn as parade chair.
Evidence and limits
This is a retrospective newspaper account, not a complete attendance register, financial ledger, or full organizer roster. The event is kept separate from the May–June schedule announcement.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Announces the July 3–4 program, including baseball, Bingo, pancake brunch, carnival, parade, whitefish dinner, and fireworks. It is the forward-looking schedule that the July report follows. 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 · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held combined issue confirms the planned program.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the completed weekend: July 3 Bingo with $140 in prizes; July 4 breakfast, carnival, history-themed parade, whitefish dinner, fireworks, and raffles; and the July 5 Basket of Joy raffle. It names organizers and describes floats and sponsors but does not provide a full attendance, expense, or prize ledger. 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 · 1976-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held Bicentennial issue confirms the retrospective account of the completed celebration.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Bicentennial Fourth of July celebration, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-july-fourth-celebration-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1976, “July 4th Celebration.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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