- Date
- 1969-01
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingrecreationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Once the harbor ice became thick enough in January 1969, fishing shanties appeared on Beaver Island harbor. Perch were initially slow, and the Beaver Beacon looked to Perry Gatliff’s return from downstate for better luck.
Evidence and limits
The notice does not provide a shanty count, catch register, or official fisheries data.
Sources
- Reports fishing shanties appearing after the harbor ice became thick enough, with perch fishing initially slow and Perry Gatliff expected to improve the catch after returning from downstate. It does not provide a shanty count, catch register, or official fisheries data.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published ice-fishing notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island harbor shanties appear for the 1969 ice-fishing season”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-january-1969-ice-fishing/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1969, “Shanties Out.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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