- Date
- circa 1964-05
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingenvironmentcommunityhealthcare
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1964 Beaver Beacon said the smelt run had lasted only about three nights while suckers were running at Cables Creek. It also reported abundant spring mushrooms and urged inexperienced pickers to identify them carefully before eating.
Evidence and limits
These are seasonal observations and newspaper safety advice, not catch totals, biological sampling, mushroom inventories, or a formal public-health advisory.
Sources
- Reports a smelt run lasting about three nights, suckers running at Cables Creek, abundant mushrooms, and safety advice to identify mushrooms before eating; it does not provide catch totals, biological sampling, mushroom inventories, or a formal health advisory.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1964-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island smelt, sucker, and mushroom season report, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-smelt-sucker-and-mushroom-season-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1964, “Game News” and “Mushroomer’s Are at It.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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