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Beaver Island Yacht Dock sees strong early-summer boating, 1970

Also Beaver Island boating season, 1970

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TypeEvent
Date1970-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1970-06
Kind
Observation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Summary

The June 1970 Beaver Beacon described a strong boating season, with Harbor Master Curly Hartzell accommodating nearly full numbers at the Yacht Dock and visiting boats staying for several days.

Evidence and limits

The article provides an observation of activity but no vessel count or dock register.

Sources

  1. Reports Curly Hartzell accommodating nearly full numbers at the Yacht Dock and visiting boats staying several days rather than immediately departing.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published boating report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Yacht Dock sees strong early-summer boating, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-summer-boating-season-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1970, “Boating Booms.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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