Name: Cartoonist Kreigh Collins visits Beaver Island aboard the Heather, 1961
Start: 1961-08
End: 1961-08
Location: Beaver Island

Cartoonist Kreigh Collins visits Beaver Island aboard the Heather, 1961

Also 1961 Heather visit

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TypeEvent

Date1961-08

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1961-08
Kind: Transportation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: tourismmaritimecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Cartoonist Kreigh Collins visited Beaver Island in summer 1961 aboard his 45-foot, two-masted schooner, the Heather, with his wife and twin sons.

Evidence and limits

The notice supplies no registry, itinerary, or complete family identities.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 1961, “Interesting Island Visitors.”
Reports cartoonist Kreigh Collins visiting in a 45-foot, two-masted sailing schooner named the Heather, with his wife Theresa and twin sons Kevin and Glenn aboard. It does not provide a vessel registry or itinerary.
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Beaver Beacon, August 1961, 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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Cartoonist Kreigh Collins visits Beaver Island aboard the Heather, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/kreigh-collins-sailing-visitor-beaver-island-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1961, “Interesting Island Visitors.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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