- Dates
- 1958-03-18 – 1958-03-21
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingcommunityweather
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1958 Beaver Beacon reports a three-day Jackson fishing party after March 18, good perch fishing through harbor ice, and a separate report of good pike fishing in Lake Genesareth.
Evidence and limits
These are contemporaneous newspaper observations. The issue gives no catch totals, complete party or vessel roster, or independent fishery dataset.
Sources
- Reports Bob Tyghe’s Jackson party on the island for three days after March 18, good perch fishing through harbor ice, and Don Hansen’s report of good pike in Lake Genesareth. It does not provide catch totals, vessel or party rosters beyond the named people, or independent fishery data. 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 · 1958-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the fishing report; it does not expand the catch or biological record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fishing party reports perch and pike catches near Beaver Island, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-march-fishing-party-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1958, “FISH PARTY.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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