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Summary

Castaways was reported open for the 1974 season under Stanley Floyd, with Grace Cole and Olive Dilkinson working as chefs.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper operating notice, not a legal ownership, license, staffing, or complete business record. It updates the 1973 report that Castaways might reopen but does not establish the exact reopening date.

Sources

  1. Reports Castaways open under Stanley Floyd with Grace Cole and Olive Dilkinson working as chefs; it supplies no ownership, license, menu, address, or complete season record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page combined May–June issue scan is paired with the OCR source stored under the archive 1974-05 key 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 · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports Castaways opening for the 1977 summer under new management by Jack Martin, son of the late John Martin. It is a brief newspaper operating notice and does not establish ownership, license, menu, address, or complete season records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1977-06_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held ten-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the 1977 Castaways notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-06_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Castaways”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/organizations/castaways-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1974, “The Food Situation.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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