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Beaver Island snowmobiling weekend package offer (1973)

Also 1973 Beaver Island snowmobile package · Harbor View and Circle M snowmobile weekend

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

A January 1973 advertisement offered a Beaver Island snowmobiling weekend for $120 per couple; November, December, and January follow-ups advertised a $130 version with round-trip plane travel, lodging, meals, and one snowmobile for two days. Guided tours or safaris cost extra, and reservations required a $20 deposit.

Evidence and limits

This is a commercial offer, not evidence that the package was booked, operated, or completed. The advertisement names Harbor View Tourist Court, Circle M Supper Club, Island Rental Service, Ed Wojan, and Bob McGlocklin but supplies no formal business records.

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, January 1973, “Beaver Island Snowmobiling.”
    Advertises a $120-per-couple weekend package including plane flight, lodging, meals, and one snowmobile for two days, with guided tours or safaris extra and a $20 deposit; it does not establish bookings, operation, or completion.
  2. Beaver Beacon, November 1973, “Beaver Island Snowmobiling.”
    Repeats the winter package at $130 per couple, including round-trip plane flight, lodging, meals, and one snowmobile for two days; it names Vera Wojan, Lil McGlocklin, and Ed Wojan as contacts and remains an advertisement rather than evidence of booking or operation.
  3. Beaver Beacon, December 1973, “Snowmobiling.”
    Repeats the $130-per-couple package, round-trip plane flight, lodging, meals, one snowmobile for two days, optional guided tours or rabbit hunting, and the $20 deposit requirement; it remains an advertisement and does not establish bookings or operation.
  4. Beaver Beacon, January 1974, classified advertising, “Snowmobiling.”
    Repeats the $130-per-couple package and two-day snowmobile terms; the contact names appear in OCR as “Vera Wejan” and “Ed Wejan,” while the advertisement remains an offer rather than evidence of bookings or operation.
  5. Beaver Beacon, February 1974, classified advertising, “Snowmobiling.”
    Repeats the $130-per-couple package, round-trip plane flight, lodging, meals, one snowmobile for two days, optional guided tours or rabbit hunting, and $20 deposit; it names Vera Wojan, Lil McGlocklin, and Ed Wojan and remains an advertisement rather than evidence of bookings or operation.