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HarborScapers complete Paradise Bay Park in a day on June 13, 2000

Also Paradise Bay Park opening 2000 · HarborScapers park project

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TypeEvent
Date2000-06-13
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint James HarborLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
2000-06-13
Kind
Construction
Where
Saint James Harbor
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

HarborScapers and a Pine Hill Nursery crew completed the new Paradise Bay Park near the Beaver Island ferry dock in a single day, June 13, 2000. The project created a place to sit, stroll, and enjoy the harbor view, with financial support from St. James Township and the Beaver Island Boat Company.

Evidence limits

The article reports completion and volunteer support; it does not provide a formal site plan, dedication record, or later maintenance history.

Sources

  1. Reports HarborScapers volunteers completing the park with a nine-person Pine Hill Nursery crew, plantings and landscaping delivered from the Emerald Isle on June 13, and financial backing from St. James Township and the Beaver Island Boat Company. 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 · 2000-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the published report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “HarborScapers complete Paradise Bay Park in a day on June 13, 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-paradise-bay-park-completed-june-13-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2000, “Park in a Day.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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