Harbor Hills advertises a refreshment stand and miniature golf course, 1964–1965

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Event

Dates: circa 1964-07 – circa 1965-08
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: tourismeconomycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Beacon classified pages from July 1964 through August 1965 repeatedly advertised a refreshment stand with miniature golf overlooking Beaver Island’s boat harbor and directed inquiries to A. J. Roy. The January 1965 notice updated the contact instructions after January 27.

Evidence and limits

These are business-opportunity notices, not proof of ownership, sale, opening, price, licensing, or operation. The “real money maker” language is preserved as marketing, not treated as a financial result.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1964, classified advertising.
Advertises a refreshment stand with miniature golf overlooking the boat and harbor, calls it a real-money-maker opportunity, and directs inquiries to A. J. Roy at Harbor Hills Golf Course; it does not establish ownership, opening, price, license, or operation.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
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 · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1965, classified advertising.
Repeats the refreshment-stand and miniature-golf listing, adds room for expansion and a retired-couple marketing angle, and gives different pre- and post-January 27 contact instructions for A. J. Roy. It still does not establish ownership, sale, opening, licensing, price, or operation.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1965, held issue PDF, source scan.
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 · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 1965, classified advertising.
Repeats the refreshment-stand and miniature-golf listing with A. J. Roy’s St. James contact. It remains an advertisement, not proof of ownership, sale, opening, licensing, price, or operation.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 1965, held issue PDF, source scan.
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 · 1965-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1965, classified advertising.
Repeats the refreshment-stand and miniature-golf listing with A. J. Roy’s St. James contact. It remains an advertisement, not proof of ownership, sale, opening, licensing, price, or operation.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1965, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held seven-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 · 1965-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1965, classified advertising.
Repeats the refreshment-stand and miniature-golf listing overlooking the boat and harbor, with A. J. Roy as contact. It remains an advertisement, not proof of ownership, sale, opening, licensing, price, or operation.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1965, held issue PDF, source scan.
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 · 1965-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1965, classified advertising.
Repeats the refreshment-stand and miniature-golf listing overlooking the boat and harbor, with A. J. Roy as contact. It remains an advertisement, not proof of ownership, sale, opening, licensing, price, or operation.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1965, held issue PDF, source scan.
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 · 1965-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, August 1965, classified advertising.
Repeats the refreshment-stand and miniature-golf listing overlooking the boat and harbor, with A. J. Roy as contact. It remains an advertisement, not proof of ownership, sale, opening, licensing, price, or operation.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-08_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, August 1965, held issue PDF, source scan.
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 · 1965-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Harbor Hills advertises a refreshment stand and miniature golf course, 1964–1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/harbor-hills-refreshment-stand-miniature-golf-notice-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1964, classified advertising. (and 13 further sources listed on the page).

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