- Dates
- 1973-08-11 – 1973-08-12
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Followed by
- Beaver Island Homecoming program, 1974
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationcommunityheritagetourismreligion
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The 1973 Beaver Island Homecoming included a Saturday night dance attended by about 200 people and a Sunday chicken barbecue at Holy Cross Hall that served 493 dinners. The 4 p.m. parade placed the Beaver Island Historical Society first, Beaver Lodge second, and McDonough’s Store third; Sunday bingo was held at the parish hall.
Evidence and limits
The August report establishes attendance, meal count, and parade order. It does not provide a complete financial statement or identify every participant.
Sources
- Announces an August 11 dance and Mass, and August 12 Masses, a noon-to-three chicken barbecue, a 4:00 p.m. parade, and an 8:00 p.m. bingo game at Holy Cross Parish Hall. It is a program announcement and does not establish completion, attendance, or proceeds.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-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 · 1973-07_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports 493 chicken barbecue dinners, a Saturday dance attended by about 200, and the Sunday parade order: Beaver Island Historical Society, Beaver Lodge, then McDonough’s Store; it does not provide total event finances.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Homecoming program, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-homecoming-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “Homecoming.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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