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Beaver Island dedicates its new municipal dock (1960)

Also August 6 · 1960 municipal dock dedication

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinSaint James Harbor
ErasModern era

Summary

Beaver Island dedicated its new municipal dock for cruisers on August 6, 1960, with simple ceremonies. The report connected the dock to a decade of local improvements and to advantages identified by the Waterways Commission.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not provide the dock’s funding, engineering plans, legal owner, dedication program, or complete attendance list.

Open questions

  • Which municipal, harbor, and Waterways Commission records document the dock’s construction and dedication?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, September 1960, municipal-dock dedication notice.
    Reports the new municipal dock for cruisers dedicated on August 6 with simple ceremonies; it also records remarks on the island's decade of improvements and the Waterways Commission's statements about the dock's advantages. It does not provide a dedication program, funding record, engineering plans, or complete attendee list.