- Date
- 1961-10
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Martin Arthur “Big Art” Larsen (witness)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingenvironmenteconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1961 Beaver Beacon reported that the usual Beaver Island perch run had almost completely disappeared. Art Larsen, described as a lifelong resident of Garden and Beaver Islands, said he could not recall a comparable absence; the article says other Lake Michigan areas reported little or no perch as well.
Evidence and limits
This is a contemporary observation, not a fishery survey, catch series, or explanation of the cause.
Sources
- Reports no evidence of the famous Beaver Island perch run and quotes Art Larsen, a lifelong Garden and Beaver Island resident, saying he could not recall such an almost complete disappearance. It notes similar reports elsewhere on Lake Michigan but offers no biological explanation or catch data.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-10_Beaver-Beacon
- 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.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1961-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The 1961 Beaver Island perch run is reported nearly absent”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-perch-disappearance-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1961, “But Perch Disappear.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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