- Dates
- 1984-07 – 1984-10
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritageconservationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Civic Association began asking islanders in July 1984 for wish-list ideas and later for Great Lakes memorial names, including projects for public beaches, harbor amenities, playgrounds, a community hall, and a possible memorial.
Evidence limits
The notice records a solicitation, not a completed project, monument, or fundraising result.
Sources
- Introduces a wish-list project for island improvements and asks residents to send ideas to the Civic Association for publication in the October Beacon. This is a solicitation of ideas, not a completed project or donor ledger. 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 · 1984-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the first wish-list notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-07_Beaver-Beacon
- Solicits ideas for flowers, trees, benches, picnic tables, playground and volleyball equipment, more public beach property, and a community hall; it also requests names and dates for a possible memorial to people who died on the Great Lakes and asks for donations. This is a solicitation of ideas and information, not a completed project, monument, or donor ledger. 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 · 1984-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Civic Association notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-08_Beaver-Beacon
- Repeats the association's nine-item wish list: improved tennis courts, beach trash cans, a certified lifeguard, harbor flowers/trees/benches, picnic tables, playground equipment, volleyball equipment at Iron Ore Bay, more public beach property, and a community town hall. The September notice is evidence that the solicitation continued, not that any item was completed. 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 · 1984-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fifteen-page September issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Civic Association wish-list notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Repeats the nine prior suggestions and adds a community bulletin board on the harbor for event postings. The October notice is evidence of continued solicitation, not completion of any project. 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 · 1984-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fifteen-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Civic Association wish-list continuation.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Civic Association solicits a community wish list and Great Lakes memorial names, 1984”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-civic-association-wish-list-1984/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Civic Association wish-list notice, Beaver Beacon, July 1984. (and 7 further sources listed on the page).
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