Name: Historical Society protects the Marine Museum shore and builds a fishing-boat roof, 2004
Start: 2004
End: 2004
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2004
Kind: Construction
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritagehistoryconstructionconservationmaritimecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

After obtaining long-awaited permits, the Beaver Island Historical Society began protecting the Marine Museum shoreline with a 70-foot revetment of sand, landscape cloth, and fieldstone. It also began building a roof over two historic fishing boats, using cedar posts cut with permission on Rod Nackerman’s property.

Evidence limits

The report documents project progress and material choices but not final completion, engineering approval, or long-term shoreline performance.

Sources

Jeff and Bernie Miller, “marine museum,” Beaver Island Forum, August 3–13, 2004.
A follow-up to the Marine Museum's centennial open house says the event brought visitors back to the collection and identifies preservation of the Bob S and the mural as immediate priorities. The comments are local participant testimony, not a project ledger or conservation assessment.
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Beaver Beacon, January 2005, "Historical Society Progresses."
Reports a 70-foot Marine Museum shore revetment using sand, landscape cloth, and fieldstone, plus construction of a roof over two historic fishing boats. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, January 2005, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Historical Society report and photographs.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Historical Society protects the Marine Museum shore and builds a fishing-boat roof, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-marine-museum-projects-2004/, accessed [date], citing Jeff and Bernie Miller, “marine museum,” Beaver Island Forum, August 3–13, 2004. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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