Person
- Active
- fl. 1929
- Work
- Owner, St. James sawmill
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitymaritimelumberingheritage
- Within
- Saint James
Summary
Gus Melike owned a sawmill, workshop, and sheds at St. James that were destroyed by a fire reported in June 1929. A 40-foot boat just completed in the workshop also burned.
Evidence and limits
This is an episode-qualified record based on one brief state-news item. It does not establish Melike’s full civil identity, occupation beyond the reported ownership, address, family, or later history.
Open questions
- Can local directories, property records, or later newspapers identify Melike fully?
- What business or boat-building records survive for the St. James workshop?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, June 21, 1929, state-news item on the Gus Melike fire.Identifies Melike as the St. James, Beaver Island owner of the sawmill, workshop, and sheds destroyed in the fire. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 2 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Gus Melike”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/gus-melike/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix County Herald, June 21, 1929, state-news item on the Gus Melike fire..
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