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Beaver Island community Christmas tree and holiday activities, 1974

Also 1974 Beaver Island Christmas tree

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1974-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1974-12
Kind
Celebration
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityreligionheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Volunteers set up a large lighted spruce tree on Municipal Yacht Dock property in December 1974 using some of Gillespie’s equipment.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not identify the volunteers or equipment owner and does not establish a permanent installation.

Sources

  1. Reports a large spruce tree set up on Yacht Dock property by volunteers using some of Gillespie’s equipment; the tree was strung with lights. The report does not identify the volunteers, equipment owner, exact date, or a permanent tree installation.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-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 · 1974-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community Christmas tree and holiday activities, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-tree-and-christmas-activities-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1974, “’Tis The Season To Be Jolly.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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