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Beaver Island Fly-In, 1974

Also 1974 Beaver Island Fly-In · first Beaver Island Fly-In since 1959

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TypeEvent
Date1974-10-22
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1974-10-22
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island Airport
Participants
John Ludwig (organizer) · Bob Adams (participant) · Robert J. Gillespie (airport_manager) · Jim Evans (supervisor) · Mont Neff (announcer) · Barbara Beckers (reporter) · Philip Robert Gregg (participant)
Carried out by
John Ludwig
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

About 100 pilots flew to Beaver Island Townships Airport on October 22, 1974, for the island’s first Fly-In since 1959. The report says the event drew 450 visitors, whose whitefish dinner was prepared by the Game Club.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper provides an event report and named organizing roles, not a flight log, complete visitor or pilot roster, financial record, or formal Fly-In charter. The source’s “John Ludwig” spelling is preserved as a separate episode-qualified record from the August 1974 “John P. Ludwick” Life Member notice.

Sources

  1. Barb Beckers reports about 100 pilots arriving at Beaver Island Townships Airport on Sunday, October 22, for the first Fly-In since 1959. She names Dr. John Ludwig, Bob Adams, Airport Manager Robert Gillespie, Jim Evans, celebrity Mont Neff, Phil Gregg, and other prize winners; the Game Club prepared a charcoal-broiled whitefish dinner for 450 visitors and Cole Fisheries supplied the whitefish. The printed weekday/date combination is preserved without calendar correction. The report does not provide an attendance register, flight log, budget, or formal organization record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-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.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-11_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Announces a Beaver Island Game Club Fly-In planned for October 20, with a whitefish dinner, airport transportation, Unicom frequency, limited overnight facilities, prizes, and a Coast Guard helicopter. The later November report describes the same planned event as held on October 22, so the printed date discrepancy is retained rather than silently corrected; the announcement does not establish completion. 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 · 1974-09_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The scan confirms the October 20 announcement and its event details.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fly-In, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fly-in-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1974, “Beaver Island Fly-In.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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