Name: Civic Association completes dock-area post fence project, 1961
Start: 1961-06
End: 1961-06
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-06
Kind: Construction
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governancecommunitytourism
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Civic Association completed the dock-area post-fence project reported as a proposal after the February workshop.

Evidence and limits

The article confirms fence completion but not the project cost, contractor, or a complete construction date.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices.
The June 1961 issue says the Civic Association completed the planned post fence from the ferry dock south to the old King Strang Dock and north to Killarney Inn. Cedar trees replaced every fourth post and the posts were being painted white. The article confirms fence completion but not the project cost, contractor, or a complete construction date.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-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 Island Archive, “Civic Association completes dock-area post fence project, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-civic-association-post-fence-completed-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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