Fox Islands corpus record: northern islander 2026.02, undated

Summary

The audit matched the name Fox Islands in a page of the northern islander 2026.02, which the index carries undated. It kept the body as a local mention because the same body also names Beaver Island and Charlevoix, with four other local names. What follows is the indexed context. The page holds more.

Indexed context

as Peaine Township, holding their first meeting at Alva Cable’s store and trading post at Whiskey Point. + 1847-1855: James J. Strang established a Mormon colony on Beaver Island, eventually declaring himself king. He was elect- ed asa state representative in 1853 and 1855. Strang’s political influence led to the creation of Manitou County in 1855, with the Village of St. James as the county seat. Manitou County included the Manitou and Fox Islands. Galilee Township was created on the southern portion of Beaver Island, with the boundary of Peaine Township adjusted. The first township ‘meeting was to be held at the school in Galilee. + 1856: After Strang’s assassination and the removal of the Mor- mon community, Manitou County’s government collapsed. + 1859: Garden Island Township was created from Hat, Hog, and Garden Island and Peaine Township’s boundaries shifted. The first to

Scope and limits

A mention is not an event. Where a held source supports one, a curated article under event/ carries the claim and this record is only its evidence. Deduplication here suppresses byte-identical bodies alone, so a second OCR edition of the same page is still a second record. The name is not unique to Michigan either, which is why the audit tests for a local cue at all. Read the cited source before you cite it.

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