- Date
- 1974-03-17
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Saint James Harbor · Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association · Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Followed by
- Beaver Island St. Patrick’s Day weekend plans and celebration, 1975
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- catholicismcommunityheritagetourism
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1974 Beaver Beacon reports Beaver Island’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration as successful. Activities included lunch at the Boat Dock, an evening turkey dinner at Holy Cross Hall, schoolchildren singing, and later singing and dancing at the Shamrock.
Evidence and limits
This is a post-event newspaper account without attendance figures, financial records, a complete organizer list, or a complete music roster.
See also
Sources
- Reports the annual celebration as a success: a hot-dog and hot-chocolate lunch at the Beaver Island Boat Dock, a turkey dinner at Holy Cross Hall, singing by younger schoolchildren, and later singing and dancing at the Shamrock. It gives no attendance, receipts, menu record, or complete performer roster.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-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 · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Beaver Island, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/st-patricks-day-celebration-beaver-island-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1974, “St. Pat’s Day.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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