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BeaverIsland.net is selected as Northern Michigan’s Site of the Week twice in its first month

Also Beaver Island on the Internet · BeaverIsland.net 1998

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TypeEvent
Dates1998-09 – 1998-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
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Event
Dates
1998-09 – 1998-10
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communicationtechnologyheritagecommunitytourism
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The October 1998 Beaver Beacon reported that BeaverIsland.net had been selected Northern Michigan’s “Site of the Week” twice during its first month, with island history, community news, profiles, and audio features.

Evidence limits

This is a contemporaneous newspaper promotion and does not independently verify the awards or the site’s later availability.

Sources

  1. Reports that BeaverIsland.net was named Northern Michigan’s “Site of the Week” twice in its first month and describes profiles, community news, island history, and audio features. 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 · 1998-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the web-site notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Repeats the BeaverIsland.net recognition and lists its profiles, island-history articles, community news, and sound bites as features that had drawn favorable comments from visitors. 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 · 1998-11_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue scan confirms the repeated web-site notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-11_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Repeats the site-of-the-week recognition and the site’s profiles, island-history articles, community news, and audio features. 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 · 1998-12_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held issue scan confirms the repeated web-site notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-12_Beaver-Beacon
  7. Repeats the BeaverIsland.net site-of-the-week recognition and descriptions of its island profiles, history, community news, and audio features. 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 · 1999-01_Beaver-Beacon
  8. The held issue scan confirms the repeated web-site notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “BeaverIsland.net is selected as Northern Michigan’s Site of the Week twice in its first month”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-net-site-of-the-week-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1998, “Beaver Island on the Internet.” (and 7 further sources listed on the page).

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