- Date
- 1991-01-29
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagetransportationmaritimefamilypublicationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 29, 1991 Beaver Beacon reprinted a January 1964 account of Johnny Malloy, nicknamed Johnny Buffalo, crossing dangerous thin winter ice from South Fox Island toward Beaver Island to visit the woman he loved. The story places the crossing around 1885 and ends with Malloy settling on Beaver Island and raising a family.
Evidence limits
This is a later newspaper reprint of a retrospective story whose date and details are not independently established by the issue.
Sources
- Reprints a January 1964 Beacon account, set around 1885, of Johnny Malloy crossing thin winter ice from South Fox Island toward Beaver Island to visit the woman he loved, later identified as Johnny Buffalo. 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 · 1991-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Paired held eighteen-page January issue PDF.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Tales reprints the story of Johnny Buffalo’s winter ice crossing, 1991”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beaver-tales-johnny-buffalo-ice-crossing-1991/, accessed [date], citing “Beaver Tales,” Beaver Beacon, January 29, 1991. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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