Stoney Acre Grill begins its summer season under new ownership, 1987

Event

Date: 1987-07
Kind: Announcement
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: commercecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1987 Beaver Beacon reported that Stoney Acre Grill had new owners, Dave and Wanda Roop, and had begun the summer season with a new salad bar.

Evidence limits

This is a community-news and business note. It does not establish the exact ownership-transfer date, license record, or complete operating history.

Sources

“From the Beaver,” Beaver Beacon, July 1987.
Reports that Stoney Acre Grill was off to a fast start for the summer, had added a salad bar, and had new owners Dave and Wanda Roop. 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 · 1987-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twelve-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the business note.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-07_Beaver-Beacon
“Who Bought the Shamrock Restaurant?” and “Dave and Wanda Roop,” Beaver Beacon, May 1988.
Profiles Dennis and Frannie Clarkson’s late-1987/January 1988 Shamrock purchase and explains that Dave and Wanda Roop managed the Stoney Acre Grill and later bought the Shamrock in December 1987. 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 · 1988-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1988, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nineteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the related restaurant ownership profiles.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-05_Beaver-Beacon
“A Whitefish Dinner at Stoney Acre Grill,” Beaver Beacon, June 1988.
Reports the Stoney Acre Grill’s June 11 whitefish dinner fundraiser for EMS and rescue-boat training and equipment, which raised $480 and served 55–60 people. 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 · 1988-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1988, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twenty-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the fundraiser report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Stoney Acre Grill begins its summer season under new ownership, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-stoney-acre-grill-new-owners-1987/, accessed [date], citing “From the Beaver,” Beaver Beacon, July 1987. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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