Beaver Island boat workers return home for winter, 1966

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Event

Date: circa 1966-12
Kind: Migration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: maritimecommunityseasonal-life
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The December 1966 Beaver Beacon welcomed Gary McDonough, Philip “Don” Burke, and Archie Minor home after a season working on boats.

Evidence and limits

This is a community travel and employment notice, not a complete crew list, employment record, or seasonal-movement history.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 1966, “Home From the Seas.”
Welcomes Gary McDonough, Philip “Don” Burke, and Archie Minor home after a season on the boats; it is a community travel and employment notice, not a complete crew or seasonal-movement record.
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Beaver Beacon, December 1966, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published return-home notice; it does not expand the source-specific identity, employment, or travel claims.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island boat workers return home for winter, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-return-of-island-sailors-december-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1966, “Home From the Seas.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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