Name: Beaver Island New Year’s Eve party at the Shamrock, 1960
Start: 1960-12-31
End: 1960-12-31
Location: The Shamrock

Event

Date: 1960-12-31
Kind: Celebration
Where: The Shamrock
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitytourism
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The annual New Year’s Eve party at the Shamrock was well attended, and Archie and Frances LaFreniere provided a lunch after the New Year was welcomed.

Evidence and limits

The report confirms a community party but supplies no attendance count, financial record, program, or complete list of organizers.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1961, “Holiday Parties.”
Reports the annual New Year’s Eve party at the Shamrock as well attended and says Archie and Frances LaFreniere provided the lunch after midnight. It does not give attendance, receipts, or a complete host roster.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island New Year’s Eve party at the Shamrock, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-new-years-eve-party-at-shamrock-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1961, “Holiday Parties.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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