Beaver Island Gallery reopens with pandemic precautions, 2020

Sources

1. Lois Sowa Stipp, “Beaver Island Gallery,” Beaver Island Forum, June 20–July 5, 2020.
   The gallery announced a limited June 20 opening, an official June 27 opening, and later expanded hours, requiring masks, hand sanitation, and distancing. These are operator notices of intended hours and precautions, not attendance or sales records.
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2. Lois Sowa Stipp, “BI Gallery 4th of July hours,” Beaver Island Forum, July 3, 2020.
   The gallery announced July 4 hours of 11 a.m.–4 p.m.; it corroborates continued operation under the summer reopening plan but does not establish attendance or sales.
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3. Beaver Island Gallery, “Beaver island gallery hours,” Beaver Island Forum, September 4, 2020.
   The gallery announced regular hours of 11 a.m.–4 p.m. for the following week, with Wednesday and Sunday exceptions. This operator notice documents intended late-season hours, not attendance, sales, or uninterrupted operation.
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4. Lois Sowa Stipp, “Gallery hours this week,” Beaver Island Forum, September 21, 2020.
   The gallery operator announced Thursday–Saturday hours of 11 a.m.–4 p.m. and appointments by phone. This direct notice extends the documented late-season schedule but does not establish attendance, sales, or uninterrupted operation.
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5. Lois Sowa Stipp, “Beaver Island Gallery hours and sale,” Beaver Island Forum, October 1, 2020.
   The gallery announced its final three days of the 2020 season, October 1–3, from 11 a.m.–4 p.m., with selected merchandise discounted 25 percent. This operator notice documents the announced closing schedule and sale, not attendance, sales volume, or inventory.
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6. Lois Sowa Stipp, “Shipwreck Shirts & Beaver Island Gallery,” Beaver Island Forum, October 8–10, 2020.
   The gallery and Shipwreck Shirts announced a Friday–Saturday gift-basket promotion with no purchase necessary and 11 a.m.–3 p.m. hours; the follow-up called October 10 the last day. This is a promotional notice, not proof of participation, prize award, or sales.
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7. Lois Sowa Stipp, “Gift Basket winner,” Beaver Island Forum, October 11, 2020.
   The gallery operator announced Judy Meister as the winner of the Shipwreck Shirts and Beaver Island Gallery gift basket. This corroborates that the promotion reached a reported winner, but does not establish the full terms, number of entries, or value of the basket.
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8. Jake&Heather, carolburton, and Hunter, “Art community?,” Beaver Island Forum, October 29–30, 2020.
   A prospective resident asked how island artists connected with buyers outside the galleries; a reply directed them to Lois Stipp and the Beaver Island Art Gallery. This documents a community inquiry and a local referral, not a complete arts-organization inventory or evidence of artist sales.
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