- Dates
- 1969-12 – 1969-12-31
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritagecelebration
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Civic Association announced $10 and $5 prizes for the best outdoor Christmas decorations in 1969. The January 1970 follow-up awarded first prize to Joseph “Bussy” LaFreniere and second prize to Bob Malloy for the most unique decorations.
Evidence and limits
The November–December announcement and January follow-up establish the reported prizes, but not the judging criteria or a complete entrant list.
Sources
- Announces $10 and $5 prizes for the best outdoor decorated homes, with judging between Christmas and New Year's; it does not report the winners.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published contest announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-12_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the $10 first prize to Joseph “Bussy” LaFreniere and $5 second prize to Bob Malloy for the 1969 holiday decorations; it does not provide judging criteria or a complete entrant list.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published contest results.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Civic Association announces Beaver Island Christmas decoration contest, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christmas-decorations-contest-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1969, “Christmas Decorations.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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