Name: Beaver Island Civic Association Fourth of July carnival, 1964
Start: 1964-07-04
End: 1964-07-04
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1964-07-04
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Civic Association
Followed by: Beaver Island Civic Association Fourth of July celebration, 1965
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitygovernancetourismeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1964 Beaver Beacon announced a Beaver Island Civic Association Fourth of July celebration with Holy Cross Hall booths, Parish Hall games, a $100 vacation drawing, and fireworks. The July issue reported the realized carnival, including games, bake and white-elephant sales, lunches, the drawing won by Thomas Nowak, and fireworks over the harbor and beach.

Evidence and limits

The June item is an announcement and the July item is a follow-up report. The sources do not provide attendance, receipts, the drawing’s administrative records, or a complete program.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1964, “Civic Hails 4th.”
Reports the annual carnival at Holy Cross Hall, games, bake and white-elephant sales, lunches, the $100 vacation drawing won by Thomas Nowak, and fireworks over the harbor and beach. It does not provide attendance, receipts, or a formal program.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-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 · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1964, “4th of July Civic Carnival.”
Announces a July 4 celebration with Holy Cross Hall booths, Parish Hall games, refreshments, a $100 vacation drawing, and harbor-edge fireworks; it does not establish the final program, attendance, receipts, or outcome.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-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 · 1964-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Civic Association Fourth of July carnival, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fourth-of-july-carnival-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1964, “Civic Hails 4th.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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