Event
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetourismcommunitygovernance
- Within
- Saint James Harbor
Summary
After its first year, the Beaver Island Yacht Club was reported affiliated with the Lake Michigan Yachting Association and to have 56 charter members, three of them honorary life members. The issue described proposed cooperation on St. James Harbor docking improvements, slips at High and Garden Islands, beach amenities, a clubhouse Citizen Band radio, and a weather bulletin for visiting yachtsmen.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper documents a membership and project report, not a membership register, association minutes, engineering plan, or proof that the proposed projects were completed.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 1962, “Beaver Island Yacht Club.”Reports that the newly formed club had affiliated with the Lake Michigan Yachting Association and had 56 charter members, three of them honorary life members. It names Lavina Whalen, D. J. Angus, and Keith Wilson as honorary members or honorees and lists proposed dock, slip, beach, clubhouse-radio, and weather-bulletin work; it does not provide minutes or completion records.