Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department’s 1990 Fly-In

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Event

Date: 1990-10-07
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: aviationfundraisingpublic-servicetourismcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department’s October 7, 1990 Fly-In hosted 57 planes at the Township Airport and approximately 300 people at the Charcoal Broiled Whitefish Dinner at Holy Cross Parish Hall. The October report notes cold, windy, overcast weather and thanks the event’s helpers.

Evidence limits

The June source is an announcement; the October source is a post-event report. Neither source establishes proceeds.

Sources

“1990 Beaver Island Fly-In,” Beaver Beacon, June 28, 1990.
Announces the October 7 Fly-In, whitefish dinner, airport transportation, aviation information, door prizes, and Volunteer Fire Department sponsorship. 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, June 1990, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-page June issue PDF.
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Beaver Beacon, October 26, 1990, "1990 Beaver Island Fly-In."
Reports the completed October 7 event: 57 planes at the Township Airport, approximately 300 people at the Charcoal Broiled Whitefish Dinner, cold and windy weather, and Volunteer Fire Department sponsorship. 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 · 1990-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1990, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held eighteen-page October issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department’s 1990 Fly-In”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fly-in-1990/, accessed [date], citing “1990 Beaver Island Fly-In,” Beaver Beacon, June 28, 1990. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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