Name: Beaver Island Game Club serves a Hunter’s Ball perch dinner, 1957
Start: 1957-11-16
End: 1957-11-16
Location: Holy Cross Parish Hall

Event

Date: 1957-11-16
Kind: Celebration
Where: Holy Cross Parish Hall
Carried out by: Beaver Island Game Club
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: conservationcommunitycelebrationfoodways
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Christmas 1957 Beaver Beacon reported that the Beaver Island Game Club’s Hunter’s Ball was held November 16 as a perch dinner in the parish hall. About 75 hunters were served. The notice credited Donald Cole and Bud McDonough, named Mike Cull as chef, and listed the servers.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper report of a community dinner. It does not provide attendance records, receipts, menu records, or Game Club minutes.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, Christmas 1957, “THE BIG EVENT.”
Reports a Hunter’s Ball held Saturday November 16 as a perch dinner in the parish hall, sponsored by the Game Club, with an estimated 75 hunters served. It credits Donald Cole and Bud McDonough, names Mike Cull as chef, and lists the servers. It does not provide attendance records, receipts, menu records, or minutes. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, Christmas 1957, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the dinner, estimated attendance, organizers, chef, and servers; it does not expand the Game Club or financial record.
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Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Game Club serves a Hunter’s Ball perch dinner, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-club-hunters-ball-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, Christmas 1957, “THE BIG EVENT.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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