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Isle Haven Tourist Court expansion, 1960

Also Isle Haven deluxe-unit construction

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
Dates1960-02 – 1960-05-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
1960-02 – 1960-05-01
Kind
Legal proceeding
Participants
Archie Lafreniere (operator) · Walter A. Wojan (builder)
Along road
Isle Haven
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
tourismeconomycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In February 1960, the Beaver Beacon reported two nearly completed deluxe units at Archie LaFreniere’s Isle Haven Tourist Court, planned for occupancy by May 1. The same notice says Walter Wojan was completing four cedar-log deluxe housekeeping units adjacent to the court.

Evidence and limits

The report establishes planned construction and a target occupancy date, not completion, ownership, permits, or the later history of any unit.

Open questions

  • Do resort advertisements, permits, or property records establish completion and ownership?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports two nearly completed deluxe units at the Isle Haven Tourist Court, planned ready for occupancy by May 1, and four cedar-log deluxe housekeeping units Walter Wojan was completing adjacent to the court. It does not provide plans, permits, exact completion dates, or a property record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1960-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The current Chamber listing identifies an Isle Haven Resort at a 37716 Isle Haven address. This supports the road setting of the modern resort name but does not prove that the 1960 planned units were completed at the same parcel or that the business operated continuously.

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Isle Haven Tourist Court expansion, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/isle-haven-tourist-court-expansion-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1960, “Archie LaFreniere.” (and 2 further sources 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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