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Beaver Island townships receive DNR support for two dry hydrants, 1986

Also 1986 Beaver Island dry hydrant grant · Lake Geneserath dry hydrant project

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TypeEvent
Date1986-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1986-07
Kind
Award
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1986 Beaver Beacon reports a DNR grant covering half the cost of two planned dry hydrants, one near the Yacht Dock and one near Lake Geneserath, intended to improve Beaver Island fire protection and insurance ratings.

Evidence limits

This is a reported grant and project plan, not a grant award file, installation record, insurance-rating decision, or completed hydrant inventory.

Sources

  1. Reports that the townships received a DNR grant for half the cost of two dry hydrants, planned near the Yacht Dock and Lake Geneserath, and expected to improve the fire-insurance rating. It is a reported grant and project plan, not a grant award file, installation record, insurance-rating decision, or completed hydrant inventory. 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 · 1986-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nineteen-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the dry-hydrant grant report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island townships receive DNR support for two dry hydrants, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dry-hydrant-dnr-grant-1986/, accessed [date], citing Fire Department, Beaver Beacon, July 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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