Matt Melville becomes Beaver Lodge manager, 1967

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Event

Date: circa 1967-09
Kind: Appointment
Where: Beaver Island
Participants: C. Matthew “Matt” Melville
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: tourismeconomycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1967 Beaver Beacon reported that Matt Melville became manager of Beaver Lodge after Carl Baber left for a position in San Francisco. The same notice announced a September 23 buffet supper open to everyone.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper management notice. It does not provide a contract, ownership record, or complete season schedule.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 1967, “New Manager at Beaver Lodge.”
Reports Matt Melville's appointment to replace Carl Baber and announces a September 23 buffet supper at $2.50 per person; it does not provide a management contract, ownership record, or complete season schedule.
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Beaver Beacon, September 1967, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the management notice.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Matt Melville becomes Beaver Lodge manager, 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-lodge-management-change-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1967, “New Manager at Beaver Lodge.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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