- Dates
- 2002-08-31 – 2002-09-02
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- recreationtransportationheritagecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Shaker Hites and Cloyd Ramsey brought four modern horse-drawn buggies to Beaver Island for Labor Day weekend 2002 and took extended tours. The feature also recounts four horses escaping on September 2 and Ramsey’s memories of logging with horse power during his childhood on the Island.
Evidence limits
The article is a feature about a short visit and personal memories, not a complete tour itinerary or continuing transportation service.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “Buggies Barnstorm Beaver.”Reports Shaker Hites and Cloyd Ramsey bringing two modern buggies each for Labor Day tours, an overnight escape by four horses, and Cloyd’s memories of logging with horse power on Beaver Island. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the horse-and-buggy feature.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Modern horse-and-buggy teams tour Beaver Island over Labor Day weekend in 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-horse-and-buggy-tours-labor-day-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “Buggies Barnstorm Beaver.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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