Name: Landscaping begins around the new Beaver Island yacht dock, 1960
Start: 1960-06
End: 1960-06
Location: Saint James Harbor

Landscaping begins around the new Beaver Island yacht dock, 1960

Also 1960 yacht dock landscaping

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago

Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

TypeEvent

Date1960-06

WithinSaint James Harbor

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1960-06
Kind: Construction
Where: Saint James Harbor
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: tourismmaritimeeconomy
Within: Saint James Harbor

Summary

Landscaping around Beaver Island’s new yacht dock was underway in June 1960.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not provide construction plans, contractor information, or a completion date.

Open questions

Which municipal or harbor records document the dock and landscaping work?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1960, yacht-dock notice.
Reports landscaping underway around the new yacht dock; it does not identify the contractor, funding, or final design.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1960, held issue PDF, source scan.
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, “Landscaping begins around the new Beaver Island yacht dock, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/landscaping-around-beaver-island-yacht-dock-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1960, yacht-dock notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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