Name: St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Beaver Island, 1976
Start: 1976-03-17
End: 1976-03-20
Location: Beaver Island

St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Beaver Island, 1976

Also 1976 Beaver Island St. Patrick’s celebration · 1976 St. Pat’s holiday

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TypeEvent

Dates1976-03-17 – 1976-03-20

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 1976-03-17 – 1976-03-20
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Civic Association · Holy Cross Catholic Church
Followed by: St. Patrick's Day on Beaver Island, 1977
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: catholicismreligioncelebrationcommunitycommunicationeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1976 St. Patrick’s program included a Holy Cross Hall potluck and dance, children’s and older-youth hay rides, a broadcast from the Shamrock, and a Christian Church pancake brunch. The report says the day’s proceeds exceeded $600 and the brunch earned $120 for the Civic Association.

Evidence and limits

The account preserves reported activities and amounts but not attendance, receipts, a complete organizer roster, or independent broadcast records.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1976, “St. Patrick’s Day—Beaver Island.”
Reports the March 17 potluck and dance, more than $600 in proceeds, March 18 and 19 hay rides, a weather-cancelled safari/race program, a WVOY broadcast from the Shamrock, a March 20 Christian Church pancake brunch earning $120 for the Civic Association, and a taped/rebroadcast celebration. It is a newspaper account, not an attendance or audited financial record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1976, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue confirms the celebration account, proceeds, cancellations, broadcast, and brunch.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Beaver Island, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-patricks-day-celebration-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1976, “St. Patrick’s Day—Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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