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Chief Antoine Park shelter and fireplace are completed, 1961

Also 1961 Chief Antoine Park completion

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TypeEvent
Date1961-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1961-11
Kind
Disaster
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

By the November 1961 issue, Chief Antoine Park’s shelter had been completed and its fireplace installed. The notice thanks ticket buyers and cash donors and refers to anticipated $500 county assistance.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper completion notice, not a construction or public-finance file.

Sources

  1. Reports that the park shelter had been completed and the fireplace installed, thanks supporters who bought tickets or donated cash, and says the organizers expected to receive the $500 Charlevoix County Board of Supervisors assistance. It does not provide construction invoices, a completion date beyond the issue, or a park inspection.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-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 · 1961-11_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Chief Antoine Park shelter and fireplace are completed, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/chief-antoine-park-shelter-completion-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1961, “Chief Antoine Park.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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