Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association holds island conference, 1988

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Event

Date: 1988-05-13
Kind: Occurrence
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: maritimeheritagetourismcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1988 Beaver Beacon reports a Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association conference on Beaver Island from May 13 through 15. About seventy people attended, with discussion of lighthouse restoration and a wildlife program.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper account of attendance and program content; it does not substitute for the association’s minutes or restoration records.

Sources

“Lighthouse Keepers Meet on Beaver Island,” Beaver Beacon, May 1988.
Reports the May 13–15 conference, roughly seventy visitors, restoration interest at Beaver Island, St. Helene, and Squaw Island, and a University of Michigan wildlife presentation. 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 · 1988-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1988, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nineteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-05_Beaver-Beacon
“To the People on Beaver Island,” Beaver Beacon, June 1988.
Publishes Jean and Jane Gertz’s thanks for island hospitality during the Lighthouse Keepers Association conference, including tours, transportation, and help reaching Squaw Island. 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 · 1988-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1988, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twenty-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the conference follow-up.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association holds island conference, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lighthouse-keepers-association-conference-1988/, accessed [date], citing “Lighthouse Keepers Meet on Beaver Island,” Beaver Beacon, May 1988. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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