- Date
- 1975-04-28
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Milton “Milt” Bennett (finder)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentfoodwayscommunityrecreation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On April 28, 1975, “Poor Milt” Bennett reportedly found five beefsteak mushrooms on Beaver Island even though snow remained in the woods. The column warned readers that it was still early for a large harvest.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper human-interest observation, not a specimen identification, foraging log, harvest survey, or ecological assessment.
Sources
- Reports “Poor Milt” Bennett finding five beefsteak mushrooms on April 28 while patches of snow remained in the woods. It is a local observation, not a specimen record, species verification, harvest survey, or indication that a broader mushroom season had begun. 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 · 1975-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the date and reported find.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Early beefsteak mushroom observation on Beaver Island, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-early-mushroom-season-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1975, “Mushrooms Already?” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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