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Sea Scouts visit Beaver Island on a conservation tour, 1960

Also 1960 Green Bay Sea Scouts visit

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TypeEvent
Date1960-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1960-08
Kind
Conservation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityeducationtourismconservation
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

A boatload of Sea Scouts from Green Bay spent a day and two nights on Beaver Island in August 1960 and toured the island as guests of the Conservation Department.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not identify the vessel, troop, leaders, number of scouts, or tour itinerary.

Open questions

  • Which scout, conservation, and harbor records document the visit?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports a boatload of Sea Scouts from Green Bay spending one day and two nights on Beaver Island and touring the island as guests of the Conservation Department. It does not identify the vessel, troop, leaders, attendance, or itinerary.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-08_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 · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Sea Scouts visit Beaver Island on a conservation tour, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/sea-scouts-conservation-tour-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1960, Sea Scouts notice. (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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