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Isle Haven Tourist Court main building changes owners, 1983

Also 1983 Isle Haven Tourist Court sale

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Locator map: Isle Haven highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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TypeEvent
Date1983-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Isle Haven highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Isle HavenLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1983-09
Kind
Property transfer
Where
Isle Haven
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
propertycommercetourismcommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1983 Beaver Beacon reported that Robert Anderson and Virginia Zetterquist bought the main building of the Isle Haven Tourist Court from Archie and Frances LaFreniere, while the LaFrenieres retained three cabins.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper ownership notice, not a deed, price record, closing file, or license record.

Sources

  1. Reports Archie and Frances LaFreniere selling the main building of the Isle Haven Tourist Court to Robert Anderson and Virginia Zetterquist, who had rented from Archie; the LaFrenieres retained three cabins, and both parties planned to continue renting rooms or cabins. It does not provide a deed, sale price, closing date, or business license. 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 · 1983-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page September issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the ownership notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Isle Haven Tourist Court main building changes owners, 1983”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-isle-haven-tourist-court-sale-1983/, accessed [date], citing “Sold,” Beaver Beacon, September 1983. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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