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Captain and Mrs. Forrest Pratt arrive for the summer, 1960

Also 1960 Forrest Pratt summer arrival

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TypeEvent
Date1960-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1960-07
Kind
Transportation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
tourismcommunitymaritime
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Capt. and Mrs. Forrest Pratt arrived from Florida to spend the summer at their Beaver Island home in July 1960.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not identify the captain’s service or profession, exact home, or dates of seasonal residence.

Open questions

  • Which directories, property records, or family sources identify the Pratts and their island home?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Capt. and Mrs. Forrest Pratt arriving from Florida to spend the summer at their Beaver Island home. It does not identify Captain Pratt's service, profession, or residence details.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held three-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 · 1960-07_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Captain and Mrs. Forrest Pratt arrive for the summer, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/captain-forrest-pratt-summer-arrival-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1960, seasonal-resident notice. (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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