- Date
- 1960-07-04
- Kind
- Disaster
- Followed by
- Wanta Bees win Fourth of July baseball games as raffle raises Chief Antoine Park funds, 1961
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- tourismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Twenty-five Barbershoppers stayed at Wojan’s Tourist Court for the July 4, 1960 weekend, and the Beaver Beacon described the night’s fireworks as a major visitor attraction.
Evidence and limits
The notice does not identify the Barbershop organization, individual visitors, fireworks sponsor, or launch location.
Open questions
- Which visitor, lodging, and municipal records document the holiday weekend?
See also
Sources
- Reports 25 Barbershoppers making Wojan's Tourist Court their headquarters for the weekend of the Fourth and describes the fireworks display on the night of July 4. It does not identify the quartet organization, visitors, sponsors, or launch site.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-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 · 1960-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fourth of July visitor weekend and fireworks on Beaver Island, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fourth-of-july-visitor-weekend-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1960, visitor and fireworks notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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