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The Beaver Beacon publishes a 1959 summer visitor-services guide, 1959

Also 1959 Beaver Island visitor information · 1959 Beaver Island tourism services notice

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TypeEvent
Dates1959-05 – 1959-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1959-05 – 1959-07
Kind
Publication
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
tourismcommunicationeconomypublic-service
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1959 Beaver Beacon publishes a visitor guide covering lodging, food, laundry, miniature golf, riding, fishing, stores, worship, taxi service, daily Emerald Isle sailings, and medical availability.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper information guide, not a licensing file, schedule, rate sheet, occupancy record, or independent service verification.

Sources

  1. Lists seasonal lodging and cabins, food at Beaver Lodge and Killarney Inn, laundry, miniature golf, riding horses, fishing guides and lakes, refreshments, stores, Holy Cross and Episcopal services, taxi service, Emerald Isle daily sailing, and Doc Luton’s medical availability. It does not provide operating licenses, schedules, rates, occupancy, or independent service verification. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the visitor-services guide; it does not expand the businesses or service records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Describes increasing summer activity, reported lodging and meals, inland- and big-lake fishing, Larry's Riding Stable, a miniature golf course, and movies soon to start. It does not provide occupancy, rates, schedules, or independent service verification. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-07_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held three-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reported summer activity notice; it does not expand the visitor-service records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon publishes a 1959 summer visitor-services guide, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-summer-visitor-services-guide-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1959, “FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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