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Island Artisans & Gifts opens for the 2012 season

Also Island Artisans and Gifts summer opening 2012

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TypeEvent
Dates2012-06 – 2012-07-14
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Dates
2012-06 – 2012-07-14
Kind
Commerce
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Island Artisans & Gifts announced its 2012 seasonal opening in June, featuring island-made and regional goods and expanding to six-day weekly hours on June 25. In July, the shop promoted new furniture and woodcraft inventory, July 4 holiday hours, a July 13 sale, and refreshments for a July 14 first-anniversary celebration.

Evidence limits

This records the store’s own seasonal announcement, not inventory, sales, or business-registration evidence.

Sources

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Sources

  1. The shop announced new furniture and woodcraft inventory, a weekly price reduction on a king bed, and refreshments and specials for its second-year celebration. This is a first-party retail notice, not an inventory, sales, or business-registration record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005175
  2. The shop announced seasonal opening, new and island-made products, and hours expanding to six days a week beginning June 25. This is a first-party business notice, not an independent inventory or sales record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005019
  3. The shop announced July 4 hours of 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its renovated Sommer Place space on Donegal Bay Road. This is a first-party holiday-hours notice, not proof of attendance or sales.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005147
  4. The shop announced a July 13 sale and July 14 refreshments for its first-anniversary celebration, describing the goods as including local artistic work. This is a first-party promotion, not an independent business record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005196
  5. The shop announced its final Sommer Place weekend with 15% off and said artists would later appear at the Community Center during the Bite and Christmas Bazaar. This is a first-party retail notice, not an inventory or sales record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005429

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Island Artisans & Gifts opens for the 2012 season”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-island-artisans-gifts-summer-opening-2012/, accessed [date], citing Island Artisans & Gifts, “Island Artisans & Gifts,” Beaver Island Forum, July 9, 2012. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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