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Killarney Inn prepares for the 1971 season

Also Killarney Inn 1971 season preparation

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TypeEvent
Dates1971-04 – 1971-06-30
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1971-04 – 1971-06-30
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Business
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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commercetourismseasonal-life
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Beaver Island

Summary

Grace Cole prepared and opened the Killarney Inn for the 1971 season. The April–June Beaver Beacon described home-cooked meals, home-baked bread and pies, and June operating hours of 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Evidence and limits

The April notice says the inn would soon open, while the June notice reports it open. Neither provides an operating license or independent business record.

Sources

  1. Reports Grace Cole preparing the Killarney Inn and planning to open it for the season with home-cooked meals, home-baked bread, and pies.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the seasonal business notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-04_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that the Killarney Inn was open, with Grace Cole baking special breads and pies and serving from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; it does not provide a license or independent operating record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-06_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the seasonal operating notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Killarney Inn prepares for the 1971 season”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-killarney-inn-season-preparation-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1971, “Killarney Activity.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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