- Date
- 1973-05-01
- Kind
- Migration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographyseasonal-lifemigrationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1973 Beaver Beacon welcomed residents and visitors who had returned to Beaver Island after wintering elsewhere or spending several weeks away. The notice names multiple households and individuals and says additional returners would be included in a later issue if missed.
Evidence and limits
This is a community-news list rather than a population register. It does not establish exact arrival dates, length of stay, or a complete list of returners.
Sources
- Lists named people who had returned to Beaver Island after wintering off island or spending weeks away, and notes several additional names omitted from the first list; it is a community notice rather than a population register and does not establish exact arrival dates or a complete list.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published seasonal-return notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island spring returners, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-spring-returners-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1973, “Home Again.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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