Name: St. Patrick’s Day celebrations continue through a Beaver Island blizzard, March 19, 2005
Start: 2005-03-19
End: 2005-03-19
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2005-03-19
Kind: Celebration
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: celebrationirish-arranmorecommunityweatherrecreation
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island’s March 19, 2005 St. Patrick’s Day festivities continued despite a blizzard that sent snow horizontally and reduced visibility across the harbor. Those who remained celebrated indoors with games and music after many visitors were unable to reach or leave the Island.

Evidence limits

The feature is a celebratory account and does not provide an official weather measurement or attendance count.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 2005, "Partying in the Face of a Blizzard."
Reports horizontal snow, harbor visibility problems, indoor games and festivities, and the celebrants who continued the St. Patrick''s Day gathering despite the storm. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, April 2005, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the blizzard account and photographs.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “St. Patrick’s Day celebrations continue through a Beaver Island blizzard, March 19, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-patricks-day-blizzard-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2005, "Partying in the Face of a Blizzard." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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