Name: Beaver Island’s spring wagon train carries residents toward south-end operations, 1961
Start: 1961-05
End: 1961-05
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-05
Kind: Transportation
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityeconomyagriculturetourism
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1961 issue describes Beaver Island’s annual early-May “Wagon Train” from St. James toward the south end. It records several contemporary property changes and says Bud and Skip McDonough were beginning operations at the Ponderosa Ranch.

Evidence and limits

The notice preserves reported transfers and movement, not deed evidence, boundaries, purchase prices, or proof of completed farm operations.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1961, “Wagon Train.”
Reports the annual early-May movement from St. James toward the south end, Ralph Rutt leaving alone, the Strombergs selling Point La Par property to Rogers Carlisle, Milt Bennett’s cabin being sold to Roger and Alice McCarthy, and Bud and Skip McDonough beginning operations at the Ponderosa Ranch. These are newspaper notices, not deeds or a complete property history.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held seven-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.
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Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s spring wagon train carries residents toward south-end operations, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-south-end-wagon-train-and-property-changes-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1961, “Wagon Train.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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