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Rowley family thanks responders after a harbor-side fire, 2012

Also Pat and Red Rowley Beaver Island fire 2012 · Beaver Island south harbor house fire 2012

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TypeEvent
Date2012-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2012-09
Kind
Disaster
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

A September 2012 Beaver Beacon thank-you note from Pat and Red Rowley refers to a fire at their place on the south side of Beaver Island’s harbor. The note thanks Beth Ann Lucas for reporting it, names several people who acted quickly, and praises the volunteer Fire Department.

Evidence limits

The short thank-you note establishes that a fire and rapid response occurred, but does not report the date, cause, damage, injuries, or a formal incident record.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, September 2012, "Thanks."
    Pat and Red Rowley thank Beth Ann Lucas for reporting the fire and Tim McDonough, Jim Wojan, Bob Marsh, Steve Crandall, Brandon Maudrie, and the volunteer Fire Department for their response. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held September issue scan confirms the thank-you note and its limited fire account.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Rowley family thanks responders after a harbor-side fire, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rowley-harbor-fire-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2012, "Thanks." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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