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Island boys set and decorate the 1968 town Christmas tree

Also 1968 Beaver Island town Christmas tree

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Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Date1968-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1968-12
Kind
Celebration
Where
Saint James Harbor
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
celebrationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Several Island boys cut, set, and decorated Beaver Island’s town Christmas tree without adult help. The December 1968 Beaver Beacon called it a welcome addition to the harbor area for the holidays.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not name the boys or provide an exact date.

Sources

  1. Reports that several Island boys cut, set, and decorated the town Christmas Tree without adult help, adding it to the harbor area for the holidays. It does not name the boys or give an exact date.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published community notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Island boys set and decorate the 1968 town Christmas tree”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-town-christmas-tree-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1968, “Town Tree.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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