Peter Johnson arrives in Saint James by horse-drawn sleigh, 1961

Locator map: Saint James highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Saint JamesLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Date: circa 1961-12
Kind: Transportation
Where: Saint James
Participants: Peter Johnson (traveler)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityheritage
Within: Saint James

Summary

Shortly before Christmas 1961, Peter Johnson arrived in Saint James by one-horse sleigh with a young woman and her dog after snow blocked other means of transportation.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief human-interest notice. The companion, exact date, route, and horse owner are not identified.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1962, “Dashing Through the Snow.”
Reports that 82-year-old Peter Johnson arrived in Saint James by one-horse sleigh with a young woman and her dog because snow-blocked roads prevented other transportation. It does not name the companion or establish the exact day.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1962, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-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, “Peter Johnson arrives in Saint James by horse-drawn sleigh, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/peter-johnson-horse-sleigh-arrival-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1962, “Dashing Through the Snow.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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