- Date
- 1987-03-14
- Kind
- Marriage
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- marriagereligionheritagecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Donald Keith Weaver and Leslie Margot Arnell married on March 14, 1987, in Beaver Head Lighthouse, according to the June Beaver Beacon. A small reception followed in the foghorn building.
Evidence limits
The newspaper report does not replace a civil marriage record or establish whether this was the first lighthouse wedding beyond the article’s own statement.
Sources
- Reports the March 14, 2 p.m. ceremony officiated by Rev. Arlene Bailey in the 135-year-old Beaver Head Lighthouse, a reception in the foghorn building, and Brian Lea and Amy Arnell as attendants. 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 · 1987-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seventeen-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the wedding report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Donald Weaver and Leslie Arnell marry at Beaver Head Lighthouse, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-weaver-arnell-lighthouse-wedding-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Couple Wed on Island,” Beaver Beacon, June 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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