Event

Islanders net smelt at the Jordan River (1961)

Name: Islanders net smelt at the Jordan River (1961)
Start: 1961-04-28
End: 1961-04-28
Location: Jordan River

Also April 28 · 1961 Beaver Island smelt run

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent

ErasModern era

Summary

The 1961 smelt run began around 2:30 a.m. on April 28, when islanders netted sizable numbers of smelt at the Jordan River.

Beaver Beacon, May 1961, “Smelt Run.”
Reports the smelt run beginning early on April 28, around 2:30 a.m., with sizable catches netted at the Jordan River. It does not provide a catch count, individual roster, or fisheries measurement.
beaver_beacon · 1961-05_Beaver-Beacon