Beaver Island ArchiveSearch

Event

County appropriates funds for Chief Antoine Park improvements (1961)

Also 1961 Chief Antoine Park improvement appropriation

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

The County Board of Supervisors granted a reported $500 appropriation for improvements at Chief Antoine Park in 1961. The May notice says a well had been drilled and a shelter was next in the planned work.

Evidence and limits

The article does not establish the appropriation’s legal instrument, matching funds, or completion of the shelter or other facilities.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, May 1961, “Chief Antoine Park.”
    Reports a $500 County Board of Supervisors appropriation for Chief Antoine Park improvements, says the park needed improved camping sites, and notes Karl Kuebler had drilled the well while a shelter was next. It does not provide appropriation minutes, a park plan, or completed construction record.