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Beaver Island summer businesses open for the season, 1960

Also 1960 summer tourist-season openings

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TypeEvent
Date1960-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-06
Kind
Opening
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
tourismeconomycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1960 issue reported the Laundromat, Killarney Inn, Beaver Lodge, and Harbor Hills open and ready for the summer season.

Evidence and limits

This is a seasonal operating notice, not a business directory or ownership record.

Open questions

  • Which business, license, and property records document these establishments and their 1960 operations?

See also

Sources

  1. Says the Laundromat, Killarney Inn, Beaver Lodge, and Harbor Hills were open and ready for the summer season. It does not supply legal business names, ownership, hours, or operating records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island summer businesses open for the season, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/june-1960-summer-season-openings/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1960, “The Laundromat.” (and 1 further source 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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