- Dates
- 1981-11-20 – 1981-11-21
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- celebrationcommunityfamilycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Civic Association scheduled Pictures with Santa at the Shamrock for November 20–21, 1981. The same issue reports that Santa’s horseback arrival ended with a fall after a gift bag spooked the horse, while reserving the full story for a later issue.
Evidence limits
The report is a teaser and community notice; it does not provide attendance, photographs, or a complete account of the mishap.
Sources
- Announces Pictures with Santa at the Shamrock on November 20 and 21, then reports that Santa came on horseback, was thrown when a bag of goodies slipped and spooked the horse, and that a fuller account would appear in the next issue. The source therefore establishes the visit and mishap but not the complete program or outcome. 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 · 1981-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Santa notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Civic Association reports Santa’s 1981 visit”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-santa-visit-1981/, accessed [date], citing Civic Association column, Beaver Beacon, November–December 1981 combined issue. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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