- Date
- 1944
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimefishingheritagecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Larry Cull’s April 1997 “The Big Race” recalls a 1944 race in Beaver Island Harbor involving Stan Floyd’s Helen R and Larry Cull’s Betty C. Written as a humorous local memory, it preserves the saying that the Helen R could never beat the Betty C.
Evidence limits
This is a retrospective newspaper story, not a logbook, race record, or independent account of the boats’ movements.
Sources
- Larry Cull's humorous recollection places Stan Floyd's Helen R and Larry Cull's Betty C racing near Whiskey Point and the Shamrock Bar, and preserves the local saying that the Helen R could never beat the Betty C. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the historical fish-boat story.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Larry Cull recalls the 1944 Helen R and Betty C fish-boat race”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-helen-r-betty-c-fish-boat-race-1944/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1997, “THE BIG RACE.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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