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Beaver Island Game Club announces its 1960 Hunters Dinner

Also November 16 · 1960 Beaver Island Hunters Dinner

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TypeEvent
Date1960-11-16
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-11-16
Kind
Conservation
Carried out by
Beaver Island Game Club
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationcommunityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Game Club announced a Hunters Dinner for the evening of November 16, 1960, and the December issue reported that it was successful. The dinner fed 160 people, used ham because perch was unavailable, showed Dr. Rice’s Hawaiian slides, and produced $157.96 profit. The same follow-up names Jim Rogers, Father Fitzgerald, and Joseph “Bussy” La Freniere in the season’s deer prize notices.

Evidence and limits

The November issue records the announcement and the December issue records a reported completion, but neither supplies minutes, receipts, or a full attendee roster. The separate prize report is not treated as proof that the named hunters attended the dinner.

Open questions

  • Which Game Club records document the dinner, attendance, menu, and prizes?

See also

Sources

  1. Announces a Hunters Dinner at the Hall on November 16, the day after deer season opens, with perch, a $5 door prize, Conservation Department films, and A. J. Roy as chairman. It also advertises a $25 largest-deer prize for a Game Club member and a $5 Charlevoix Courier first-deer prize. It does not report attendance, completion, receipts, or prize winners.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1960-11_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that the Hunters' Dinner was successful, fed 160 people, used ham instead of perch, showed Dr. Rice's Hawaiian slides, reported 1960 and contemplated 1961 projects, produced $157.96 profit, and brought in $190 in memberships and arm patches. It names Jim Rogers as the $25 largest-deer prize winner, Father Fitzgerald as the largest-rack hunter, and Joseph (Bussy) La Freniere as the first-deer hunter. It does not supply minutes, receipts, or a complete attendee roster.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-12_Beaver-Beacon
  4. 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 · 1960-12_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Game Club announces its 1960 Hunters Dinner”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-club-hunters-dinner-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1960, “Game Club News.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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