Don Burke and Archie Minor return to Beaver Island after shipping season, 1967

Also December 1967 Beaver Island sailors return

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

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TypeEvent

Datecirca 1967-12

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: circa 1967-12
Kind: Migration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: migrationmaritimecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The December 1967 Beaver Beacon reported that Don Burke and Archie Minor had returned to their Beaver Island homes after the shipping season.

Evidence and limits

This is a short newspaper return notice. It does not identify vessels, routes, or employment records.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 1967, “Sailors Return.”
Reports Don Burke and Archie Minor returning to their Beaver Island homes after the shipping season; it does not identify vessels, routes, or employment records.
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Beaver Beacon, December 1967, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published return notice.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Don Burke and Archie Minor return to Beaver Island after shipping season, 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sailors-return-december-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1967, “Sailors Return.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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