- Dates
- 1972-10-19 – 1972-10-21
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Lake Geneserath
- Participants
- Milton “Milt” Bennett (birthday_person)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitycelebrationfamily
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October–November 1972 Beaver Beacon reported that Milt Bennett’s friends held a three-day birthday gathering at the south arm of Lake Geneserath, with turkey, steak, and whitefish dinners from October 19 through 21.
Evidence and limits
The notice does not state Bennett’s age or provide a complete guest list, attendance record, or independent account of the gathering.
Sources
- Reports a birthday gathering for Milt Bennett beginning October 19 with turkey, steak, and whitefish dinners over three days at the south arm of Lake Geneserath; it does not state his age or provide a complete guest list.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page combined October–November issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the birthday report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Milt Bennett’s birthday gathering at Lake Geneserath, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/birthday-of-milton-milt-bennett-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October–November 1972, “Poor Milt’s Birthday.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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