- Date
- 1968-02
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingmaritimecommunityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In February 1968, about fifteen ice-fishing shanties formed a small village at the north end of Beaver Island harbor. The Beacon reported strong perch catches, including 33-fish strings by Perry Gatliff and Bob Southern, while noting that other anglers used different bait and methods.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper catch reports, not an official fisheries survey or complete angler log.
Open questions
- Where were the shanties located and when were they removed?
- Are local or state fishing records available?
Sources
- Reports about fifteen fishing shanties at the north end of the harbor, with Perry Gatliff and Bob Southern leading the reported catches and other named local fishermen using wigglers or minnows. It does not provide a catch register, exact shanty locations, or official fisheries data.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1968-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fifteen shanties form a perch-fishing village in Beaver Island harbor, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-perch-fishing-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1968, “Fishing News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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