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A Beaver Island Toy Museum and Store is announced, 1981

Also Beaver Island Toy Museum and Store 1981

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TypeEvent
Dates1981-05 – 1981
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
1981-05 – 1981
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritageeconomycommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1981 Beaver Beacon announces a planned Toy Museum and Store by Mary and Larry Scholl near the harbor and separately advertises it as about 1,000 feet north of the lighthouse.

Evidence and limits

The notices establish a planned or advertised venture, not its opening, collection, ownership, or licensing.

Sources

  1. Reports Mary and Larry Scholl preparing a building around the harbor for a Toy Museum and Store, with no opening date set, and separately advertises the museum 1,000 feet north of the lighthouse. It does not establish opening, collection, ownership, or licensing. 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 · 1981-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held thirteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Toy Museum notices.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Continues to advertise the Toy Museum as opening soon, 1,000 feet north of the lighthouse, with hours listed as 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. It does not establish an opening date, collection, ownership, or licensing. 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 · 1981-06_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held twelve-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the continuing advertisement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “A Beaver Island Toy Museum and Store is announced, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-toy-museum-and-store-announcement-1981/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1981, spring business report and advertisement. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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