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Beachcomber reopens and St. James Township opens public restrooms, 1979

Also 1979 Beachcomber reopening · St. James public restrooms

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TypeEvent
Date1979-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1979-06
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Opening
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beachcomber reopened as a restaurant and game room under new ownership, and St. James Township opened new public restrooms across from the yacht dock.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper opening notice, not a license, construction file, inspection, or operating record.

Sources

  1. Reports the Beachcomber reopening under Ken and Judy Taylor and Doris Taylor as a restaurant and game room, and St. James Township’s opening of new public restrooms across from the yacht dock after a project nearly ten years in the making. It is a newspaper opening notice, not a license, construction file, inspection, or operating record. 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 · 1979-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page Summer 1979 issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the seasonal openings.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beachcomber reopens and St. James Township opens public restrooms, 1979”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beachcomber-reopens-and-public-restrooms-open-1979/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, Summer 1979, seasonal openings report. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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