- Dates
- 1903-12-03 – 1903-12-30
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Lumbering era
- Concepts
- historyshippingfishinglumberingseasonal-lifecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 2003 “One Hundred Years Ago” column reproduces December 1903 notices about Beaver Island navigation, fishing seasons, winter weather, sawmill and timber work, schools, churches, visitors, and local families.
Evidence limits
This entry summarizes a later newspaper’s selected transcriptions; it is not a substitute for the original 1903 Charlevoix Sentinel issues.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “One Hundred Years Ago”.Reproduces December 1903 Charlevoix Sentinel notices about steamers Beaver and Lillie Chambers, fishing, winter weather, schools, sawmill work, island visitors, church programs, and timber operations. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the December 2003 historical column.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “December 1903 Beaver Island notices record winter navigation, fishing, and community life”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-one-hundred-years-ago-december-1903/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “One Hundred Years Ago”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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