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Beaver Island Community Center opens after long preservation campaign, 2008

Also Community Center grand opening July 1 2008

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TypeEvent
Date2008-07-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2008-07-01
Kind
Opening
Where
Beaver Island Community Center building
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityheritagecelebrationconstructionperformance
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Community Center opened on 1 July 2008 after a preservation campaign that began with the former Dockside Market’s condemnation in 1989 and the Preservation Association’s formation in 1994. The July report describes a ribbon cutting, the project’s history, and the building’s first public uses.

Evidence limits

This record follows the contemporary opening report; the operating organization and building articles carry broader later histories.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 2008, "The Grand Opening".
    Reports the July 1 opening before about 100 people, recounts PABI's 1994 formation and preservation campaign after the Dockside Market was condemned, and describes the ribbon cutting, tours, refreshments, games, and film. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the opening report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community Center opens after long preservation campaign, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-center-opening-july-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2008, "The Grand Opening". (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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