The Shamrock holds a summer clam bake on Beaver Island, 1989

Also Shamrock Bar and Restaurant August 5 1989 clam bake

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TypeEvent

Date1989-08-05

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-08-05
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: foodwayscommercecommunitytourism
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The August issue describes the Shamrock Bar and Restaurant’s August 5 clam bake, including its preparation, menu, and communal meal format.

Sources

“The Shamrock had a Summer Clam Bake,” Beaver Beacon, August 1989.
Describes the four-hour fire, seaweed steaming, clams, lobster, chicken, sweet potatoes, corn, and the event's 1988 and planned 1989 recurrence. 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, August 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-four-page August issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “The Shamrock holds a summer clam bake on Beaver Island, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-shamrock-clam-bake-1989/, accessed [date], citing “The Shamrock had a Summer Clam Bake,” Beaver Beacon, August 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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