- Dates
- 1997-12 – 1998
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- commerceeconomyconstructioncommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1997 issue announced a new 5,000-square-foot Ace Hardware store being built north of the Historical Society Museum, with expansion space for Jeff Powers’ gift shop. The planned store promised mainland-comparable prices, two-day distribution-center delivery, and services for island builders.
The January 1998 construction note says the new store had been enclosed before Christmas and that its facade was intended to match the neighboring downtown buildings.
Evidence limits
This is a construction and opening announcement, not a completion record or business registry.
Sources
- Reports a 5,000-square-foot building under construction north of the Historical Society Museum, expansion space for Powers’ gift shop, planned opening in early summer, mainland-comparable inventory and prices, two-day Ace Retail Support Center delivery, and builder-focused services. 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 · 1997-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Ace Hardware construction announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-12_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the new hardware store was enclosed before Christmas and that its facade was designed to match neighboring downtown buildings. 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 · 1998-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the hardware-store construction follow-up.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Jeff Powers and Alvin LaFreniere announce a new Ace Hardware store for Beaver Island in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ace-hardware-store-construction-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1997, “The JEFF POWERS FAMILY and ALVIN LaFRENIERE join the Ace Hardware Team with a Great New Store.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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