Name: Eighth Beaver Island Caper benefit announcement, 1973
Start: 1973-10-13
End: 1973-10-13
Location: Wyoming

Locator map: Wyoming highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at WyomingLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Date: 1973-10-13
Kind: Celebration
Where: Wyoming
Carried out by: Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communicationcommunityeconomyheritage

Summary

The Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids announced its eighth annual Caper for October 13, 1973, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Wyoming, Michigan. The benefit’s proceeds were intended for Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

The July notice is an advance announcement and does not establish attendance, proceeds, or later completion.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “The Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids Announces The Eighth Annual Beaver Island Caper.”
Announces an October 13, 1973 dance and entertainment benefit at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Wyoming, Michigan, with a $3 per-person donation and proceeds for Beaver Island; it does not provide attendance or financial results.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1973, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eleven-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.
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Beaver Beacon, August 1973, “Caper.”
Repeats the October 13 Caper date, venue, admission, and Beaver Island benefit purpose; it remains an advance notice and supplies no attendance or financial outcome.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-08_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, August 1973, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Eighth Beaver Island Caper benefit announcement, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-caper-benefit-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “The Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids Announces The Eighth Annual Beaver Island Caper.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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