Name: Beaver and Arranmore Islands become official twins and dedicate Arranmore Park on October 7, 2000
Start: 2000-10-07
End: 2000-10-07
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver and Arranmore Islands become official twins and dedicate Arranmore Park on October 7, 2000

Also Arranmore Park dedication 2000 · Beaver Arranmore official twinning proclamation

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TypeEvent

Date2000-10-07

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2000-10-07
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritagemigrationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The October 7, 2000 Beaver Island twinning ceremony made Beaver Island and Arranmore Island official “twins” through proclamations from Donegal County Council, the U.S. Congress, and the Michigan Senate. The former power-plant site on Paradise Bay was dedicated as Arranmore Park.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper account of the proclamations and dedication; it does not reproduce the legal instruments or establish later park administration.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, November 2000, “The Twinning of the Islands.”
Reports official proclamations by Donegal County Council, the U.S. Congress, and Michigan’s Senate, and dedication of the former power-plant site on Paradise Bay as Arranmore Park. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, November 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the published report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver and Arranmore Islands become official twins and dedicate Arranmore Park on October 7, 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-aranmore-twinning-proclamation-arranmore-park-dedication-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2000, “The Twinning of the Islands.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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