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Beaver Island seasonal restaurants open for visitors, 1974

Also 1974 Beaver Island restaurant season · 1974 Food Situation

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1974-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1974-05
Kind
Business
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Castaways · Shamrock Restaurant and Pub · Circle M Supper Club · Bee Hive · Beaver Island Golf Course
Eras
Modern era
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communicationeconomytourismcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

By the May–June 1974 issue, the Beaver Beacon reported Castaways, Shamrock, Bee Hive, Circle M, and Beaver Lodge dining operations open or serving visitors on Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

This is a source-bounded seasonal operating snapshot. It does not establish business licenses, ownership, exact opening dates, menus, staffing, or full season continuity.

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Castaways open under Stanley Floyd, the Shamrock serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Bee Hive open, Circle M serving three meals, and Beaver Lodge reopening its dining room; it is an operating snapshot, not proof of licenses, ownership, menus, or a complete season.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page combined May–June issue scan is paired with the OCR source stored under the archive 1974-05 key 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 · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island seasonal restaurants open for visitors, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-seasonal-restaurants-open-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1974, “The Food Situation.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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