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Beaver Island Historical Society announces Museum Week, 2017

Also Beaver Island Museum Week 2017

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TypeEvent
Dates2017-07-16 – 2017-07-23
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
Event
Dates
2017-07-16 – 2017-07-23
Kind
Heritage program
Where
Beaver Island Historical Society
Carried out by
Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritagemuseumseducationcommunitytourism
Within
Beaver Island

The Beaver Island Historical Society announced Museum Week programming for July 16–23, 2017. The schedule included talks, tours, demonstrations, an art show, children’s activities, open houses, and programs at several island heritage and community venues.

The Society also solicited artists for the art show and said proceeds from a plein-air painting event would benefit the Historical Society. In a post-event thank-you, it reported attendance of a little over 1,200 across the week; this is retained as an organizer estimate.

Evidence limits

These are organizer announcements. They establish the advertised schedule and intended activities, not attendance, final programming, or proceeds.

Sources

  1. The Society published a detailed 2017 schedule spanning the Print Shop, Heritage Park, Holy Cross Church, Gregg Fellowship Hall, Protar Cabin, Marine Museum, CMU Biological Station, and other island venues. It is an organizer schedule, not an attendance or completion record for every listed activity.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011897
  2. The post solicited artists for the Museum Week art show and announced a July 11 plein-air painting event whose sales would benefit the Historical Society. It documents recruitment and intended benefit use, not the final exhibit or proceeds.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011818
  3. The Society described the Latitude 45N presentation; a participant replied that it was informative and had a full house. The presentation description contains an unverified archaeological theory, which is not adopted as historical fact; the full-house statement is a participant report.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011908
  4. The Society announced a week-long scavenger hunt with a closing and prize announcement after Saturday storytelling. This establishes the planned activity, not participation or winners.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011909
  5. The Society announced a full lineup for the July 17 Music on the Porch program. This provides stronger evidence of the planned event than the earlier recruitment notice, but not attendance.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011910
  6. The Society detailed the kite-building and Michigan Artist Blacksmith Association activities at Heritage Park. This is an organizer schedule notice, not an attendance or completion record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011911
  7. The organizer described the Gregg Hall art show, its hours, book signings, and additions on its second day. This establishes the advertised exhibit and continuation, not attendance or sales.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011923
  8. The Society listed archaeology activities, the CMU Station open house, blacksmith demonstrations, a children’s activity, and Indigenous history and basket-making presentations. This is a detailed program notice, not an independent account of attendance or content accuracy.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011931
  9. The Society thanked attendees and sponsors and reported that Museum Week events were attended by a little over 1,200 people. This is an organizer-reported aggregate, not an audited attendance count.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011998
  10. The Society canceled the Thursday children’s field trip, doubled Friday capacity, and said parents could ride in the CMU vans. The notice preserves a schedule change and stated $10 donation, not attendance or completion.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011905
  11. The Society announced Thursday July 20 and Friday July 21 children’s field trips beginning at the CMU Biological Station, with Miller’s Marsh and other outdoor activities, a $10 donation, and an approximately noon return. This is a planned field-trip notice, not proof of attendance or completion.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011631

Added 10 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society announces Museum Week, 2017”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-museum-week-2017/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Historical Society, “Museum Week,” Beaver Island Forum, July 13, 2017. (and 10 further sources listed on the page).

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