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Beaver Island announces its October 1959 Dawn Patrol, 1959

Also 1959 Beaver Island Dawn Patrol · October 4 · 1959 Dawn Patrol plan

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TypeEvent
Date1959-10-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1959-10-04
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1959 Beaver Beacon announces the annual Dawn Patrol for October 4. It says plans were incomplete and that the Strang and Beaver Lodge hotels would open for the event.

Evidence limits

This is an advance announcement, not an aircraft register, attendance report, hotel record, or completed-event account.

Sources

  1. Announces the October 4 Dawn Patrol, says plans were not quite complete, and says the Strang and Beaver Lodge hotels would open with reservations available. It does not provide a program, organizer list, aircraft register, attendance projection, or completion report. 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 · 1959-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held three-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Dawn Patrol announcement; it does not establish that the event occurred or provide its final program.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-09_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports the October 4 Dawn Patrol outcome: 155 planes landed by noon, prizes went to first, 50th, 100th, and farthest-arriving planes, emergency fuel was used, and 488 breakfasts were served. It does not provide the aircraft register, full attendee list, receipts, or complete weather log. 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 · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held four-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reported Dawn Patrol outcome; it does not expand the aviation, attendance, meal, or weather record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island announces its October 1959 Dawn Patrol, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dawn-patrol-plan-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1959, "THE ANNUAL DAWN PATROL." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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