Name: Beaver Island reports early signs of spring and maple-sap season, 1971
Start: 1971-03
End: 1971-03
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island reports early signs of spring and maple-sap season, 1971

Also Beaver Island early spring observations and maple syrup, 1971

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TypeEvent

Date1971-03

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1971-03
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: environmentagricultureseasonal-life
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1971 Beaver Beacon described early spring wildlife sightings and Father Donahue’s preparation to collect and boil maple sap.

Evidence and limits

These are community observations and a seasonal activity report, not a formal phenology survey or maple-production record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1971, “Signs of Spring.”
Reports robins near Don Burke’s home, a jacksnipe or sandpiper near the ferry dock, a chipmunk in Archie LaFreniere’s yard, and Father Donahue hanging sap buckets on tapped maple trees.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published seasonal observations.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island reports early signs of spring and maple-sap season, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-early-spring-signs-and-maple-syrup-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1971, “Signs of Spring.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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