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

Event

Beaver Island schedules a post-Thanksgiving boat parade

Also Boat Parade Fall 2005

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
Date2005-11-25
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2005-11-25
Kind
Celebration
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimecelebrationcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The November 2005 Beaver Beacon announced a season-ending boat parade at dusk on the Friday after Thanksgiving, provided the harbor remained free of ice. Several boats were committed and additional last-minute participants were expected.

Evidence limits

The notice establishes the plan but does not document weather, attendance, or whether the parade occurred.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, November 2005, "Boat Parade."
    Announces a season-ending boat parade at dusk on the Friday after Thanksgiving, weather and harbor ice permitting, with several boats committed and others expected to join. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the parade announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island schedules a post-Thanksgiving boat parade”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-thanksgiving-boat-parade-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2005, "Boat Parade." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-07. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

BibTeX for “Beaver Island schedules a post-Thanksgiving boat parade”RIS for “Beaver Island schedules a post-Thanksgiving boat parade”