Summary
The May 1961 issue describes Beaver Island’s annual early-May “Wagon Train” from St. James toward the south end. It records several contemporary property changes and says Bud and Skip McDonough were beginning operations at the Ponderosa Ranch.
Evidence and limits
The notice preserves reported transfers and movement, not deed evidence, boundaries, purchase prices, or proof of completed farm operations.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 1961, “Wagon Train.”Reports the annual early-May movement from St. James toward the south end, Ralph Rutt leaving alone, the Strombergs selling Point La Par property to Rogers Carlisle, Milt Bennett’s cabin being sold to Roger and Alice McCarthy, and Bud and Skip McDonough beginning operations at the Ponderosa Ranch. These are newspaper notices, not deeds or a complete property history.