- Date
- 1972-08-13
- Kind
- Celebration
- Followed by
- Beaver Island Homecoming program, 1973
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritagetourism
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June–July 1972 Beaver Beacon announced August 13 as the annual Beaver Island Homecoming date. The proposed program included a Saturday-night dance, Sunday services at three island churches, a Holy Cross Hall turkey dinner, a parade beginning at the Medical Center, and same-day ferry travel.
Evidence and limits
This record preserves a published program, not a post-event account. Attendance, parade route, dinner results, dance reservations, and completion of each planned activity remain open.
See also
Sources
- Announces an August 13 Homecoming program with a reservation-only dance, services at Holy Cross, St. James Episcopal Mission, and Beaver Island Christian Church, a Holy Cross Hall turkey dinner, a parade beginning at the Medical Center, and ferry travel; it is a plan and does not prove that each activity occurred.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-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 · 1972-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Homecoming program, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-homecoming-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June–July 1972, “HOMEcoming 1972.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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