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Erin Motel and Harbor View Motel expansion projects, 1963

Also 1963 Beaver Island motel construction · Erin Motel project

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

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TypeEvent
Dates1963-10 – 1963-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1963-10 – 1963-11
Kind
Construction
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
economytourismconstructioncommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The October–November 1963 Beaver Beacon describes a Beaver Island building boom that included resort and cabin planning, a ten-unit Erin Motel under construction for an intended June 1, 1964 opening, and a planned four-unit expansion of Harbor View Motel.

Evidence and limits

The sources distinguish planning from work underway. They do not establish permits, final unit counts, completion, opening, ownership records, or the ultimate status of the Island Club Woods Resort.

Open questions

  • Can property, permit, business, or later newspaper records establish the projects’ completion and operation?

Sources

  1. Describes Henry Allen's Donegal Bay and Island Club Woods Resort development, a new Mission Church, farm barns, and motel or cabin plans; it does not provide construction records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-10_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 · 1963-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports Perry Crawford's ten-unit Erin Motel with living quarters, planned for June 1, 1964, and Walt Wojan's plan to add four housekeeping units to Harbor View Motel; it does not establish completion or opening.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-11_Beaver-Beacon
  4. 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 · 1963-11_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Erin Motel and Harbor View Motel expansion projects, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-motel-construction-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1963, “Building Boom.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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