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Karl Kuebler improves the Beaver Island Airport, 1962

Also 1962 Beaver Island airport development · Karl Kuebler airport work

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TypeEvent
Date1962-11
WithinBeaver Island Airport
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1962-11
Kind
Construction
Where
Beaver Island Airport
Along road
Airport Road
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
transportationconstructioncommunity
Within
Beaver Island Airport

Summary

By November 1962, Karl Kuebler had cleared woods around the Beaver Island Airport parking area, built up the access road, and was widening the north–south runway. The Beacon credits him with doing much of the work using his truck and reports nearly 400 registered planes for the year.

Evidence and limits

The report documents work and newspaper estimates, not an engineering survey, airport log, funding record, or completed runway project.

Sources

  1. Reports clearing around the parking area, raising the airport road, widening the north-south runway, and Karl Kuebler’s unpaid labor and truck use. It also reports nearly 400 registered planes and an estimate that many more were missed.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1962-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Karl Kuebler improves the Beaver Island Airport, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-airport-development-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1962, “Airport Developement.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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