- Date
- 2002-04-20
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Township of Peaine
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- tourismconservationgovernancecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The fifth Leadership Retreat brought 23 representatives together on April 20, 2002, to discuss managing tourism and growth. Speakers recommended trails, heritage and ecotourism, biodiversity protection, local growth controls, transportation and lodging improvements, and better coordination of technology and communications.
Evidence limits
The report documents discussion and recommendations, not adopted policy, completed projects, or the final sticker-vote analysis.
Open questions
- What did the retreat’s final sticker-vote analysis show about priority ranking among the recommendations?
- Which of the retreat’s trail and biodiversity-protection recommendations — at Egg Lake bog, French Bay, and Iron Ore Creek — were later implemented?
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Sources
- Reports a 23-person retreat, shared priorities, tourism and growth presentations by Linda Singer, Jim Gillingham, and Jim Haveman, recommendations for trails and heritage/ecotourism, biodiversity protection at Egg Lake bog, French Bay, and Iron Ore Creek, and emphasis on coordinated internet and communication planning. 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 · 2002-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the retreat report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Leadership Retreat examines tourism growth, biodiversity, trails, and communications”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-leadership-retreat-managing-growth-tourism-april-20-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2002, “The Beaver Island Leadership Retreat” and “Helping Make Tomorrows As Grand As The Yesterdays.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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