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The Beaver Beacon recounts producing an issue during the February blizzard, 1981

Also Beaver Beacon February 11 1981 production story

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TypeEvent
Date1981-02-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1981-02-11
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Summary

The May 1981 editor’s account describes producing the February Beaver Beacon during a blizzard: a truck became stuck, Officer Ham helped reach the Township Hall, equipment failed, and the finished papers were moved by snowmachine.

Evidence and limits

This is a first-person production memoir and does not establish a complete publication log or weather record.

Sources

  1. Recounts the editor’s February 11 trip through drifts to the Township Hall, rescue by Officer Ham, stencil-cutter and mimeograph failures, and transport of the finished papers by snowmachine. It is a first-person production memoir, not a complete publishing or weather log. 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 · 1981-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held thirteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the production account.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon recounts producing an issue during the February blizzard, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beacon-february-blizzard-production-1981/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon editor’s account, Beaver Beacon, May 1981. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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