Name: Beaver Island St. Patrick’s Day weekend plans and celebration, 1975
Start: 1975-03-14
End: 1975-03-17
Location: Holy Cross Catholic Church building

Event

Dates: 1975-03-14 – 1975-03-17
Kind: Celebration
Where: Holy Cross Catholic Church building
Participants: Dick DeRosia (skating_party_preparation) · Ronald Wozan (skating_party_and_race_track_preparation) · Richard Lynn "Richie" Gillespie (snowmobile_race_preparation_and_runner_up) · Joseph “Buddy” Martin (race_track_preparation) · Jewell F. Gillespie (dance_music) · Edward Palmer (dance_music) · Daniel G. "Danny" Gillespie (dance_music) · Russell J. “Russ” Green (dance_caller) + 2 more
Carried out by: Holy Cross Altar Society · Beaver Island Civic Association
Followed by: St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Beaver Island, 1976
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: catholicismreligioncommunityrecreationheritagecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1975 Beaver Beacon announced a St. Patrick’s Day weekend at Holy Cross Parish Hall. The March issue reports that the four-day program was completed: a March 14 skating party, a March 15 Altar Society dance, a March 16 Civic Association brunch and snowmobile races, radio and television coverage, and a March 17 Altar Society dinner. Jim Wozan won the main snowmobile race; Richie Gillespie was second and Jim McDonough third. The obstacle race winners were Mark LaFreniere, Richie Gillespie, and Jim Wogan.

Evidence and limits

The February notice is prospective, while the March notice is a completion report. Neither issue supplies attendance, proceeds, a full volunteer roster, or an independent broadcast or race record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1975, “St. Patrick’s Day Planned.”
Announces a March 17 dinner at Holy Cross Parish Hall, a possible Civic Association skating party and bonfire on Saturday, a Holy Cross Altar Society Irish dance Saturday night, and a Sunday Civic Association brunch and possible snowmobile races and games. It is a forward-looking plan, not a completion report. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1975, held issue PDF, p. 3.
The scan confirms the planned dates, organizations, and activities.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1975, “St. Patrick Well Celebrated” and “St. Pat’s Obstacle Race Winners.”
Reports that the four-day program occurred: the March 14 skating party, March 15 track preparation and Altar Society dance, March 16 Civic Association brunch and snowmobile races, radio and television coverage, and the March 17 dinner. It names selected organizers, musicians, callers, prize winners, and race finishers but is not an attendance or accounting record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1975, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue preserves the completion report and the published race results.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island St. Patrick’s Day weekend plans and celebration, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-patricks-day-plans-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1975, “St. Patrick’s Day Planned.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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