Two pregnant mares are brought to Beaver Island for a month-long rental arrangement, 1989

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Event

Date: 1989-07
Kind: Transportation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: animalscommercetourismcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July issue reports a temporary arrangement in which two mares were brought to Beaver Island for a month, giving residents or visitors access to horses without a permanent purchase or year-round keeping arrangement.

Sources

“Rent a Horse...,” Beaver Beacon, July 28, 1989.
Reports Mike and Patti Fogg arranging for two pregnant mares to be delivered to the ferry dock for one month before return to Zeeland. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-two-page July issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Two pregnant mares are brought to Beaver Island for a month-long rental arrangement, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rent-a-horse-program-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Rent a Horse...,” Beaver Beacon, July 28, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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