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St. Patrick's Day on Beaver Island, 2011

Also The Great Day on Beaver Island 2011

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TypeEvent
Date2011-03-19
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2011-03-19
Kind
Celebration
Where
The Shamrock
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
celebrationcommunityheritageirish-arranmore
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Beacon’s March 2011 issue advertises “St. Patrick’s Day Games” at the Shamrock on Saturday, March 19th; its April 2011 issue reports the outcome under “The Great Day on Beaver Island”: a limerick contest, a Paddy Wagon Race (1:21), and a fish toss won by Chuck Popp for the seventh time.

Program

A limerick contest (Ryan and Amanda placed second, Keith third), the Paddy Wagon Race (won by Andy, Amelia, Casey, and Cristy in 1 minute 21 seconds), and the fish toss, won by Chuck Popp for the seventh time, with Theresa Martin taking “the lady’s prize.”

Evidence limits

The report is a contemporary illustrated account, not an attendance figure or financial record; it does not name an event sponsor, so carried_out_by is left empty. This is the last St. Patrick’s Day edition reachable from a held Beaver Beacon issue in this knowledge base: the corpus holds no periodical from 2011-05 through 2023-12, so no further island editions can be written from Beacon evidence until the Northern Islander coverage beginning 2024, which the hub notes only confirms the day continues without giving a full program account.

Open questions

  • Chuck Popp’s fish toss win is described as his seventh — across which years, and is that streak documented in any of the 2004-2010 editions already written?

See also

Sources

  1. A forum participant pointed readers to a Grand Rapids Press travel article about Beaver Island’s St. Patrick’s Day activities. The forum is a pointer to outside journalism; the held Beacon remains the controlling source for the local program and outcome recorded here.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003245
  2. Stoney and Danny’s announced the March 17–20 food and music program and then thanked patrons after the weekend. The forum confirms the organizer’s program and reported community response; the Beacon supplies the stronger account of the games and winners.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003252
  3. Beaver Beacon, March 2011, calendar of events and Shamrock advertisement.
    Calendar entry: "March 19 - St. Patrick's Day Games on Beaver Island! Happy St. Pats!" A Shamrock advertisement in the same issue reads: "Celebrate the Great Day, St. Patrick's Day at the Shamrock! Games are set for Saturday March 19th." No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-03_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held forty-four-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 · 2011-03_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Beaver Beacon, April 2011, "THE GREAT DAY ON BEAVER ISLAND."
    Reports the outcome: "Who won the limerick contest? Well, Bob Banville entered, so.... Ryan and Amanda finished second, and Keith third. The Paddy Wagon Race went to Andy, Amelia, Casey, and Cristy in 1:21. Everyone heard: Chuck Popp won the fish toss for the 7th time, and Theresa Martin took the lady's prize." Photographs show a parade with wagon-pulling and a child performing a gymnastic trick on Main Street. This is the last St. Patrick's Day covered by a held Beaver Beacon issue before the 2011-05 to 2023-12 corpus hole. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-04_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held forty-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 · 2011-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. Patrick's Day on Beaver Island, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-patricks-day-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Grand Rapids Press Article About Beaver Island," March 13, 2011. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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