Carolyn Works reflects on a winter trip from Beaver Island to Detroit, 1987

Event

Date: 1987-03
Kind: Migration
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: migrationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Carolyn Vyse Works’s March 1987 “Country Notes” uses a winter trip from Beaver Island to Detroit to reflect on island routines, mainland travel, and the meaning of home.

Evidence limits

This is a first-person essay, not a complete itinerary, travel record, or census source.

Sources

Carolyn Vyse Works, “Country Notes,” Beaver Beacon, March 1987.
Describes planning a winter trip from Beaver Island to Detroit, leaving home, animals, and pets, navigating mainland driving and shopping, and returning with renewed appreciation for island life. It is a first-person column, not a travel log or census record. 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, March 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held fifteen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the column.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Carolyn Works reflects on a winter trip from Beaver Island to Detroit, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-country-notes-detroit-trip-1987/, accessed [date], citing Carolyn Vyse Works, “Country Notes,” Beaver Beacon, March 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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