- Date
- 1975-10-11
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Wyoming
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityrecreationeconomyheritage
- Within
- Wyoming
Summary
The tenth annual Grand Rapids Beaver Island Party was held October 11, 1975 and reported as successful. A shipwreck table lamp donated by Robert Gillespie’s Beaver Gems was raffled for $200, which was offered to the Bicentennial Committee for the Marine Museum.
Evidence and limits
This is a post-event acknowledgment, not an attendance list, complete financial ledger, receipt, or proof that the donation was later deposited.
Sources
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Sources
- Reports the tenth annual Grand Rapids Beaver Island Party was held October 11, was a success, and produced a $200 raffle return from a shipwreck table lamp donated by Robert Gillespie’s Beaver Gems for the Bicentennial Committee’s Marine Museum. It does not provide an attendance roster, complete accounts, or proof of later fund deposit. 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 · 1975-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the completed party and published donation acknowledgment.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Tenth annual Beaver Island Caper held and benefits Bicentennial fund, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-caper-completed-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1975, “Grand Rapids Party.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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