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Fox Lake fish-removal treatment results are reviewed, 1961

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TypeEvent
Date1961-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1961-06
Kind
Conservation
Participants
Max Hunt (supervisor)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
fishingconservationenvironment
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

A June 1961 review found Fox Lake dominated by small perch after fish-removal treatment, and the August follow-up still reported toxicity to fish while a conditional trout-planting plan awaited further testing.

Evidence and limits

The reports do not identify Mr. Cooper by first name or provide formal fisheries records; the trout planting and any later safety determination remain unconfirmed.

Sources

  1. The June 1961 issue reports Mr. Cooper of the Institute for Fisheries Research and Max Hunt checking Fox Lake after treatment. The article gives a ratio of 267 perch to two pan fish and one bass in sampling and says desirable fish remained scarce in the 75-acre lake. The article does not identify Mr. Cooper by first name or provide a formal fisheries report; the suggested trout fishing is prospective.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-06_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 · 1961-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that a Fox Lake test still found the water toxic to fish and that trout planting awaited the poison’s disappearance and a department report. This is a follow-up to the treatment review, not evidence of a completed planting or safe-water determination.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-08_Beaver-Beacon
  4. 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, “Fox Lake fish-removal treatment results are reviewed, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/fox-lake-fish-removal-treatment-results-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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