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The Beaver Beacon publishes its December 1913 historical column

Also Beaver Island one hundred years ago December 1913 column

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Date2013-12
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Summary

The December 2013 Beaver Beacon publishes a “One Hundred Years Ago” column based on F. Protar’s notes and contemporary Charlevoix newspaper reports. Its December 1913 material includes the release of the Schnodin and Arbutus, a party’s rabbit hunt, an Ottawa and Chippewa claim, the rescue of the Lucie A. from Little Fox, and Frank Left’s contract for a new Beaver Island fishing tug.

Evidence limits

This record documents the 2013 publication and its stated source basis; the reprinted 1913 items are not treated as independently verified here.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, December 2013, "One Hundred Years Ago."
    Reprints December 1913 Beaver Island notes and Charlevoix Courier and Sentinel items about stranded boats, a Little Fox rescue, a proposed Beaver Island tug, fishing, shipping, and local life. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held December issue scan confirms the historical column and its reproduced newspaper items.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon publishes its December 1913 historical column”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-one-hundred-years-ago-december-1913-publication/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2013, "One Hundred Years Ago." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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