- Date
- 1956-05-12
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitygovernancecommunicationconstruction
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1956 Beaver Beacon announced a May 12 spring harbor cleanup from the Doc Collins property to the Point. Father Joseph chaired the committee, and the notice invited shoreline property owners to direct cleaning, rearrangement, or removal of material.
Evidence and limits
This article records the advance notice, not the completed cleanup. Attendance, work performed, owner permissions, disposal records, and a site inventory remain open.
Sources
- Announces a 1 p.m. May 12 harbor cleanup from the Doc Collins property to the Point, names Father Joseph as committee chairman and six other committee members, and invites property owners to direct cleaning, rearranging, or removal of shoreline material. It is an advance notice and does not establish attendance, work completed, permissions, or a cleanup inventory. 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 · 1956-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published cleanup announcement; it does not expand the work or property record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Civic Association announces spring harbor cleanup, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-spring-harbor-cleanup-announcement-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1956, “Spring Clean-Up for the Harbor.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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