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Bee Hive ice-cream stand summer operation, 1973

Also Bee Hive summer business · Beaver Island ice-cream stand

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1973-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1973-07
Kind
Business
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Bee Hive
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
economytourismcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Bee Hive operated as a 1973 summer ice-cream and lunch business, offering cones, malts, sodas, sundaes, and hot lunches under Betty and Ricky Guarino’s operation.

Evidence and limits

The source is a seasonal business notice and does not establish legal ownership, address, or a complete operating history.

Sources

  1. Reports Betty Guarino and her son Ricky serving ice cream at the Bee Hive in a new building, with hot lunches, malts, sodas, and sundaes; it does not supply an address, registration, or exact opening date.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-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 · 1973-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Bee Hive ice-cream stand summer operation, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/bee-hive-ice-cream-stand-summer-operation-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “Businesses Open for the Summer.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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