- Date
- 1961-07-20
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
About 70 Beaver Island children received ice cream at the Rustic Villa Grill in memory of Bill Whalen after an anonymous contribution. The newspaper says the surplus went to the Chief Antoine Park development fund.
Evidence and limits
The donor’s identity and financial accounting are not reported.
Sources
- Reports that after a donor contributed in Bill Whalen’s memory, about 70 children appeared at the Rustic Villa Grill the next afternoon for “Whalen Cones”; surplus funds went to Chief Antoine Park. The donor remained anonymous and no receipt is held.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-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 · 1961-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island children receive Whalen Cones in Bill Whalen’s memory, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/bill-whalen-memory-ice-cream-cones-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1961, “In Memory of Bill Whalen.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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