- Date
- 1964-10
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Fox Lake
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingconservationenvironment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Conservation Department restocked Fox Lake with 1,700 brook trout in October 1964, according to the November Beaver Beacon. The notice describes two plantings of 850 fish, averaging 9.7 inches and 600 pounds in total.
Evidence and limits
This is a contemporary newspaper report of a fish planting. It does not provide the agency stocking record, hatchery identity, exact dates, or later survival data.
Sources
- Reports two Conservation Department plantings of 850 brook trout each in Fox Lake, average length 9.7 inches and total weight 600 pounds. It says fall spawning observations preceded the planting and does not provide an official stocking certificate.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-11_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1964-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fox Lake receives 1,700 brook trout, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/fox-lake-brook-trout-restocking-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1964, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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