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Beaver Island party in Ludington announced for April 1977

Also 1977 Ludington Beaver Island party · Martha Gallagher Zalusky Mail Bag notice

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TypeEvent
Date1977-04-23
WithinLudington
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Ludington highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at LudingtonLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1977-04-23
Kind
Announcement
Where
Ludington
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
celebrationcommunicationcommunity
Within
Ludington

Summary

The combined February–March 1977 Beaver Beacon reports a letter announcing a Beaver Island party planned for April 23 at Ludington’s St. Simons Sellner Center.

Evidence and limits

This is an advance notice from the Mail Bag. It does not establish the final program, attendance, or event outcome.

Sources

  1. Reports that Martha Gallagher Zalusky wrote from Ludington about a Beaver Island party planned for April 23 at St. Simons Sellner Center, with more information promised in the next issue. It does not establish the event’s final program, attendance, or outcome. 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 · 1977-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eighteen-page combined-issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the advance party notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Prints the party announcement with a 6:00 p.m. Mass at St. Simons Church and a 7:00 p.m. party at St. Simons Parish Hall on April 23, featuring music by Beaver Islanders and a buffet. It confirms the advertised program but does not establish attendance, proceeds, or outcome. 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 · 1977-04_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held twelve-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the final printed party announcement; it does not report the event outcome.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-04_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Reports the April 23 party’s social success and lack of financial success and says plans were being made for the following year. It is a retrospective newspaper report and does not provide attendance, receipts, expenses, or a complete program. 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 · 1977-05_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held twelve-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the retrospective party report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island party in Ludington announced for April 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ludington-party-planned-april-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February and March 1977, “From The Mail Bag.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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