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Civic Association schedules a May 1957 Beaver Island harbor cleanup, 1957

Also 1957 Beaver Island harbor cleanup notice

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Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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TypeEvent
Date1957-05-04
WithinSaint James Harbor
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1957-05-04
Kind
Announcement
Where
Saint James Harbor
Carried out by
Beaver Island Civic Association
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitygovernanceconstructioncommunication
Within
Saint James Harbor

Summary

The May 1957 Beaver Beacon announced a Civic Association harbor cleanup for May 4 at 1 p.m., beginning at the Point, with doughnuts and coffee supplied by the Activities Committee.

Evidence and limits

This is an advance cleanup notice, not evidence that the work occurred. It does not provide attendance, a work inventory, owner permissions, disposal records, or a completion report.

Sources

  1. Schedules a Civic Association harbor cleanup for Saturday, May 4, beginning at the Point at 1 p.m., with the Activities Committee providing doughnuts and coffee. It does not provide attendance, work inventory, owner permissions, disposal records, or evidence that the cleanup occurred. 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 · 1957-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the scheduled cleanup; it does not expand the work or completion record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Civic Association schedules a May 1957 Beaver Island harbor cleanup, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-civic-association-harbor-cleanup-announcement-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1957, “CIVIC ASSOCIATION HARBOR CLEAN-UP.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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