- Date
- 1996-01-20
- Kind
- Anniversary
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- familymarriagecelebrationcommunitymusic-folklorecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
More than forty friends surprised Bob and Lil McGlocklin at Circle M Lodge on January 20, 1996, celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary with food and island music. The article also records their civic involvement after arriving on Beaver Island in 1970.
Evidence limits
This is a community report, not a marriage certificate or complete guest list.
Sources
- Clarifies the headline joke as 45 years each, says the McGlocklins had arrived in 1970 and bought Circle M, and describes more than 40 friends bringing food and music to their January 20 surprise party. 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 · 1996-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the anniversary-party report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island friends surprise Bob and Lil McGlocklin at their 45th anniversary party in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mcglocklin-45th-anniversary-party-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1996, “Bob & Lil McGlocklin — Married 90 Years!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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