Beaver Island ArchiveA primary-source archive & encyclopedia45°40′N 85°33′W · Lake Michigan
Colour scheme
Search

Event

Beaver Island summer restaurants open under new management, 1967

Also June 1967 Beaver Island summer businesses

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Datecirca 1967-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
circa 1967-06
Kind
Business
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
commercetourismeconomy
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1967 Beaver Beacon reported the opening of the Beaver Tail Restaurant next to the Erin Motel, owned by Perry and Henrietta Crawford and managed by John Wylie. It also reported Gary and Carol Huard managing the Rustic Villa Grill for the season.

Evidence and limits

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

Sources

  1. Reports the Beaver Tail Restaurant opening next to the Erin Motel under Perry and Henrietta Crawford's ownership, John Wylie's management, and the Rustic Villa Grill opening under Gary and Carol Huard; it does not provide licenses, leases, or complete operating records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1967-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published business notices; it does not expand the source-specific ownership, management, or opening claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1967-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island summer restaurants open under new management, 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-summer-business-openings-june-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1967, “Beaver Tail Restaurant Opens” and “New Managers.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-06. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

BibTeX for “Beaver Island summer restaurants open under new management, 1967”RIS for “Beaver Island summer restaurants open under new management, 1967”