- Date
- 1960-06
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- tourismeconomycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1960 Beaver Beacon reported Robert J. Snow’s purchase of two lots at Boyles Beach in Sand Bay and additional lots with his brother. It also reported Olen and Vera Wanty’s purchase of the Ella Sommerville home while identifying them as King Strang Hotel owners.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper property notices, not deeds, title records, or complete ownership histories.
Open questions
- Which deeds and parcel maps identify the lots, owners, and hotel property?
See also
Sources
- Reports University of Notre Dame music professor Robert J. Snow purchasing two Sand Bay lots at Boyles Beach and, with his brother, several more lots; it also says Olen and Vera Wanty, owners of the King Strang Hotel, purchased the Ella Sommerville home. The notice does not provide deeds, parcel boundaries, or a full identity for Snow’s brother.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-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 · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “New Beaver Island property ownership notices, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/june-1960-property-ownership-notices/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1960, “New Property Owners.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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