- Date
- 1958-10
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagerecreationcommunityenvironment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In a humorous October 1958 notice, the Beaver Beacon says Jane Crossel left a silver mermaid in Barney’s Lake and fishermen tried to coax the “maiden” back to the surface.
Evidence limits
The item is an unverified newspaper joke or anecdote; it does not establish the object, a recovery attempt, or a factual lake incident.
Sources
- Humorously reports the Crossels leaving the island and Jane dropping a silver mermaid in Barney’s Lake, after which fishermen tried to coax the “maiden” to the surface. It does not establish the object, a recovery attempt, or a factual lake incident. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the humorous mermaid story; it does not expand the object, lake, or visitor record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “A humorous “mermaid” story follows a visitor’s silver keepsake into Barney’s Lake, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-barneys-lake-mermaid-story-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1958, “BEAVER ISLAND IO WHITT???” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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