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Jan McKnight’s Barney’s Lake photograph appears on the evening weather broadcast

Also Barney’s Lake photo on television 2003 · Beaver Island Hot Shots photo feature

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Date2003-10-15
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Summary

Jan McKnight’s photograph of Barney’s Lake appeared on the “Hot Shots” segment of the Channels 7 and 4 evening weather broadcast on October 15, 2003.

Evidence limits

The notice establishes the broadcast appearance but does not preserve the image, segment transcript, or station archive details.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, November 2003, “Barney’s Lake on TV”.
    Reports that Jan McKnight’s photograph of Barney’s Lake appeared on Channels 7 and 4’s evening-news “Hot Shots” segment accompanying the weather report on October 15. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the televised photograph feature.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Jan McKnight’s Barney’s Lake photograph appears on the evening weather broadcast”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-barneys-lake-photo-television-feature-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2003, “Barney’s Lake on TV”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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