Beaver Island summer businesses open and improve facilities, 1966

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Event

Date: circa 1966-06
Kind: Opening
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: commercetourismeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1966 Beaver Beacon reported seasonal openings at several Island businesses and improvements at Circle M Lodge, the Shamrock, LaFreniere’s Store, and McDonough’s Store.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper business update. It does not provide licenses, leases, complete operating hours, or independent operating records.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1966, “Summer’s Here.”
Reports seasonal openings at Circle M Lodge, Erin Motel, Beachcomber Bar, Killarney Inn, and Rustic Villa cabins and grill, along with store and bar improvements; it does not provide licenses, leases, complete hours, or independent operating records.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1966, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published business notices; it does not expand the source-specific opening or operating claims.
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Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island summer businesses open and improve facilities, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-summer-business-openings-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1966, “Summer’s Here.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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