Beaver Island ArchiveA primary-source archive & encyclopedia45°40′N 85°33′W · Lake Michigan
Colour scheme
Search

Event

Second Annual Ludington Spring Fling for the Medical Center, 1978

Also 1978 Ludington Spring Fling

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

Locator map: Ludington highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at LudingtonLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Date1978-04-22
WithinLudington
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Ludington highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at LudingtonLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1978-04-22
Kind
Fundraising
Where
Ludington
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
economyhealthcarecommunitycelebration
Within
Ludington

Summary

The February 1978 Beaver Beacon announces an April 22 Ludington Spring Fling benefit for the Beaver Island Medical Center addition, with music, a buffet, and a $4 donation.

Evidence and limits

This is an advance event notice, not proof of attendance, proceeds, or completion.

Sources

  1. Announces an April 22, 1978 benefit at St. Simmon’s Gym in Ludington for the Medical Center addition, with the Country Four, buffet lunch, and a $4 donation; it also notes a 6:00 p.m. Mass at the same address. This is an advance notice, not proof of attendance, proceeds, or completion. 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 · 1978-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page February issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the advance benefit notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Repeats the April 22 benefit notice for the Medical Center addition, with the Country Four, buffet lunch, $4 donation, and a 6:00 p.m. Mass at the same address. It remains an advance notice, not proof of attendance or proceeds. 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 · 1978-03_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held nine-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the repeated benefit notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Second Annual Ludington Spring Fling for the Medical Center, 1978”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ludington-spring-fling-1978/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1978, “The 2nd Annual Ludington Spring Fling.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

BibTeX for “Second Annual Ludington Spring Fling for the Medical Center, 1978”RIS for “Second Annual Ludington Spring Fling for the Medical Center, 1978”