- Dates
- 2002-08 – 2003-05
- Kind
- Business
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- tourismconservationcommerceenvironmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Eric and Carrie Myers visited Beaver Island in August 2002 to develop a guided eco-tourism business for the following summer. They proposed ecology tours to bogs, woodlands, and sand dunes, with possible trips to other islands and a responsible-operator approach to fragile habitats.
Evidence limits
The article records a business plan and site preparation, not a launch, customer count, or completed tour operation.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 2002, “Eco-tourism comes to Beaver Island.”Reports the Myers’ plan for two guided tours of Beaver Island ecology beginning the following summer, covering bogs, woodlands, and sand dunes, with possible other-island trips and an emphasis on protecting delicate species and extending the visitor season. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the eco-tourism report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Eric and Carrie Myers plan guided eco-tourism tours on Beaver Island for 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-eco-tourism-business-plan-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2002, “Eco-tourism comes to Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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