- Date
- circa 1964-03
- Kind
- Business
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- economyagriculturecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In March 1964 the Beaver Beacon described the Shamrock Tavern as a winter workshop where Archie and Alvin LaFreniere were making lawn chairs. The same notice said they were collecting sap from 50 tapped maple trees and expected to produce syrup in the woods.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper account of a seasonal activity. It does not establish that the tavern and the similarly named Shamrock Inn or fishing tug were the same entity, and it supplies no production ledger, license, ownership record, or later operating history.
Sources
- Reports the Shamrock Tavern temporarily filled with lawn chairs made and assembled by Archie and Alvin LaFreniere, while the pair also collected sap from 50 tapped maple trees; it does not establish a business license, ownership, production total, or later continuity.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1964-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Shamrock Tavern lawn-furniture and maple-syrup operation, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/shamrock-tavern-lawn-furniture-and-maple-syrup-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1964, “Industry on Parade.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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