Name: Beaver Island celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with parish dinner and school entertainment, 1970
Start: 1970-03-17
End: 1970-03-17
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with parish dinner and school entertainment, 1970

Also 1970 Beaver Island St. Patrick’s Day

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TypeEvent

Date1970-03-17

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1970-03-17
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Holy Cross Altar Society
Followed by: St. Patrick’s Day snowmobile races on Beaver Island, 1971
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: irish-arranmorereligioncommunitymusic-folklore
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, 1970, with a meal at Holy Cross Parish Hall and humorous skits by school children. The Beacon credits the Altar Society and Sister Suzanne with the program.

Evidence and limits

The report documents the celebration but does not give attendance or a full cast list.

Open questions

Which students performed in the skits?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1970, “St. Pat’s.”
Reports a meal prepared and served at Holy Cross Parish Hall by the Altar Society, followed by humorous skits presented by school children under Sister Suzanne’s direction.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1970, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-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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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with parish dinner and school entertainment, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-patricks-day-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1970, “St. Pat’s.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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