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Event

University of Michigan staff purchase Beaver Island properties (1960)

Also September 1960 Beaver Island property notices

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

The September 1960 Beaver Beacon reported several new property owners with University of Michigan connections: Adelia M. Beeuwkes bought the Dale Thomas cabin, Richard W. Larson and Vernon L. Larowe bought two Cable Bay lots, and Vivian H. Visschert bought two lots at Boyle’s Beach.

Evidence and limits

These are newspaper property notices, not deeds or parcel surveys. The issue does not provide boundaries, prices, transaction dates, or a separate place record for Boyle’s Beach.

Open questions

  • Which deeds, maps, and University records identify the properties and owners?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, September 1960, “New Property Owners.”
    Reports University of Michigan professor Adelia M. Beeuwkes purchasing the Dale Thomas cabin; U-M staff members Richard W. Larson and Vernon L. Larowe purchasing two Cable Bay lots; and U-M professor Vivian H. Visschert purchasing two lots at Boyle's Beach. It does not provide deeds, parcel boundaries, or identify Boyle's Beach beyond the local notice.
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