- Date
- 1972-03-17
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritagetourism
- Within
- Saint James Harbor
Summary
The March 1972 Beaver Beacon supplies a post-event account of Beaver Island’s March 17 St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The Civic Association served a free lunch at Beaver Haven Marina, children held foot races, and snowmobile races were run on a packed harbor trail. The Holy Cross Altar Society’s evening turkey dinner served approximately 136 people.
The report names the machines and drivers it places in the first three positions of two races, including Buz Anderson, Phil Gregg, Tim McDonough, Jerry LaFreniere, Tom McDonough, and Jim Wojan. It says the second-race results are recalled with some uncertainty, so those placements are preserved as reported rather than treated as an official race record.
Evidence and limits
This realized event is distinct from the February announcement. The source does not provide timing sheets, a formal race organization, complete participant identities, or an attendance count for the outdoor activities.
See also
Sources
- Reports the March 17 holiday as completed: the Civic Association served a free lunch at Beaver Haven Marina, children ran foot races, harbor snowmobile races were held, and the Holy Cross Altar Society served approximately 136 people at dinner. It preserves the reported first-, second-, and third-place machines and drivers, including Buz Anderson’s Chapperal, Phil Gregg’s Johnson Rampage, Tim McDonough’s Ski-Doo, Jerry LaFreniere driving Mrs. Anderson’s Chapperal, Tom McDonough driving Don Burke’s Johnson, and Jim Wojan’s Ski-Doo; the source itself qualifies the second-race results.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-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 · 1972-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “St. Patrick’s Day snowmobile races on Beaver Island, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/st-patricks-day-snowmobile-races-beaver-island-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1972, “St. Pat’s Day.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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