Name: Beaver Island Fourth of July celebration, 1971
Start: 1971-07-04
End: 1971-07-04
Location: Beaver Island

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Date: 1971-07-04
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Civic Association
Followed by: Beaver Island Fourth of July celebration, 1972
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitygovernancemusic-folkloreeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island’s 1971 Fourth of July celebration included a children’s decorated bicycle parade, booths and food at the Parish Hall, a fish pond and penny pitch, evening games, prize drawings, and fireworks in the rain. The Civic Association organized the day; the July Beacon records the named prize winners.

Evidence and limits

The two issues are kept together because the June announcement and July report describe the planned and realized program. The article does not give a full attendance or financial statement.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1971, “4th of July.”
Announces the Civic Association program of hall booths, games, a parade from the Medical Center, a drawing, and fireworks.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-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 · 1971-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1971, “July 4th.”
Reports children’s bicycle parade prizes, hall booths, children’s games, fireworks despite rain, and named winners of the savings bond, afghan, basket, and painting.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eleven-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 · 1971-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fourth of July celebration, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fourth-of-july-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1971, “4th of July.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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