- Date
- 1970-03
- Kind
- Business
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Along road
- King's Highway
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- agriculturecommunityenvironment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In early spring 1970, Father Edward Donahoe collected and boiled maple sap from about two dozen trees near Beaver Island’s King’s Highway. The Beacon reported approximately 25 gallons of sap per day yielding about one-half gallon of syrup.
Evidence and limits
The location is reported only in relation to the highway, and the production figures are the newspaper’s account rather than a farm record.
Open questions
- Where exactly were the trees and was syrup-making a recurring island practice?
Sources
- Reports Father Donahoe collecting sap from about two dozen maple trees near the King’s Highway, about 25 gallons of sap per day, and roughly one-half gallon of syrup from that quantity.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Father Edward Donahoe makes maple syrup on Beaver Island, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-syrup-making-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1970, “Syrup Time.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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