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Beaver Head Lighthouse leased as a hunting lodge, 1960

Also 1960 Beaver Head Lighthouse hunting lodge

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TypeEvent
Date1960-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1960-06
Kind
Conservation
Where
Beaver Island Light Station
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritagetourismconservation
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Gordan Freeman, Jack Rader, and Bob Neff of Charlevoix leased Beaver Head Lighthouse as a hunting lodge in 1960.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper notice does not provide the lease term, lessor, access arrangements, or later use of the lighthouse.

Open questions

  • Which lighthouse, federal, or lease records document this arrangement?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Gordan Freeman, Jack Rader, and Bob Neff of Charlevoix leasing Beaver Head Lighthouse as a hunting lodge; it does not provide lease terms or identify the lessor.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-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 · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Head Lighthouse leased as a hunting lodge, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-head-lighthouse-hunting-lodge-lease-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1960, lighthouse lease notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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