- Date
- 1961-08
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Lake Geneserath · Font Lake
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentfishing
- Within
- Lake Geneserath · Font Lake · Beaver Island
Summary
Roy Chambers reported capturing 99 snapping turtles from Lake Genesareth and Font Lake in summer 1961, with a combined reported weight of 1,750 pounds.
Evidence and limits
The source does not provide permits, individual measurements, disposition records, or an independent assessment of the ecological claims in the article.
Sources
- Reports Roy Chambers of Indian River capturing 99 snapping turtles from Lake Genesareth and Font Lake, with a combined weight of 1,750 pounds, and planning to return the next year. The article is a newspaper account and does not provide permits, measurements, disposition records, or an independent ecological assessment.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-08_Beaver-Beacon
- 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.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1961-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Roy Chambers reports capturing 99 snapping turtles on Beaver Island, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/roy-chambers-snapping-turtle-catch-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1961, sporting news. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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