- Date
- 2002-02
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- tourismeconomycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 2002 Beaver Beacon interpreted a Michigan State University tourism index as suggesting that shorter, closer-to-home travel could increase Northern Michigan and Beaver Island visitation despite national tourism losses after September 11.
Evidence limits
This is a forward-looking newspaper interpretation, not a visitor count, forecast model, or later tourism outcome.
Sources
- Says Michigan State University’s Tourism Travel Intention Index showed increased intent to travel in Michigan cities after September 11, with shorter, closer-to-home trips potentially benefiting Northern Michigan and Beaver 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 · 2002-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the tourism outlook article.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reports a possible Northern Michigan tourism increase after the September 11 attacks”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mainland-nearby-tourism-outlook-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2002, “Summer Tourism Likely to Increase.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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