Beaver Island ArchiveA primary-source archive & encyclopedia45°40′N 85°33′W · Lake Michigan
Colour scheme
Search

Person

Timmy Turner

Also Timmy Turner

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypePerson
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1971
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitymaritimeheritage

Summary

Timmy Turner was an eight-year-old boy from Livonia who fell into Saint James Harbor between the Beaver Islander and the dock. The August–September 1971 Beaver Beacon reports that Jim and Ron Wogan pulled him from the water.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified record. The source supplies the boy’s name, age, home city, and rescue context but no birth date, family record, exact date, or independent incident report.

See also

Sources

  1. Identifies Timmy Turner as an eight-year-old visitor from Livonia who fell into the harbor between the ferry and dock and was pulled out by Jim and Ron Wogan; it does not provide a full civil identity or exact incident date.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1971-08_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Timmy Turner”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/timmy-turner/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August–September 1971, “Tragedy Averted.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

BibTeX for “Timmy Turner”RIS for “Timmy Turner”