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King Strang Hotel receives private baths and prepares for an opening, 1958

Also 1958 King Strang Hotel improvements

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TypeEvent
Date1958-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1958-06
Kind
Construction
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1958 Beaver Beacon reports four private baths being added to the King Strang Hotel and construction work preparing it for an early opening.

Evidence and limits

This is a construction and opening-plan notice. It does not provide permits, ownership records, plans, completion evidence, or opening confirmation.

Sources

  1. Reports that the King Strang Hotel was receiving four private baths and that Olen Wenty was working with an island construction crew to prepare it for an early opening. It does not provide permits, ownership records, plans, a completion report, or an opening confirmation. 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 · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the hotel-improvement notice; it does not expand the property or business record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “King Strang Hotel receives private baths and prepares for an opening, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-king-strang-hotel-renovation-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1958, “KING STRANG.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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