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Killarney Inn and Green Acres close for winter, 1972

Also 1972 seasonal business closures · Killarney Inn and Green Acres winter closures

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TypeEvent
Dates1972-11-30 – 1972-12-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1972-11-30 – 1972-12-01
Kind
Closure
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
economytourismseasonal-life
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

By the December 1972 issue, the Killarney Inn and Green Acres Laundramat had closed for the winter after the season.

Evidence and limits

The report gives seasonal status but no exact closing dates, reopening plans, or business records.

Sources

  1. Reports that Killarney Inn and Green Acres Laundramat had closed for the winter after the 1972 season; it does not provide exact closing dates or reopening plans. 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 · 1972-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published seasonal-business notices.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Killarney Inn and Green Acres close for winter, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-seasonal-business-closures-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1972, “Island Happenings.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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