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Beaver Island Yacht Club reports its first-year membership and projects, 1962

Also 1962 Beaver Island Yacht Club progress report

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TypeEvent
Date1962-05
WithinSaint James Harbor
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1962-05
Kind
Publication
Where
Saint James Harbor
Carried out by
Beaver Island Yacht Club
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimetourismcommunitygovernance
Within
Saint James Harbor

Summary

After its first year, the Beaver Island Yacht Club was reported affiliated with the Lake Michigan Yachting Association and to have 56 charter members, three of them honorary life members. The issue described proposed cooperation on St. James Harbor docking improvements, slips at High and Garden Islands, beach amenities, a clubhouse Citizen Band radio, and a weather bulletin for visiting yachtsmen.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper documents a membership and project report, not a membership register, association minutes, engineering plan, or proof that the proposed projects were completed.

Sources

  1. Reports that the newly formed club had affiliated with the Lake Michigan Yachting Association and had 56 charter members, three of them honorary life members. It names Lavina Whalen, D. J. Angus, and Keith Wilson as honorary members or honorees and lists proposed dock, slip, beach, clubhouse-radio, and weather-bulletin work; it does not provide minutes or completion records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1962-05_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Yacht Club reports its first-year membership and projects, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-yacht-club-first-year-report-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1962, “Beaver Island Yacht Club.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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