Name: Beaver Islanders debate a possible Whiskey Island land trade, 2010
Start: 2010-07-22
End: 2010-07-23
Location: Whiskey Island

Beaver Islanders debate a possible Whiskey Island land trade, 2010

Also Whiskey Island DNR land trade discussion 2010

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TypeEvent

Dates2010-07-22 – 2010-07-23

WithinWhiskey Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 2010-07-22 – 2010-07-23
Kind: Governance
Where: Whiskey Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governancelandconservationrecreation
Within: Whiskey Island

Summary

In July 2010, forum participants debated a reported possibility of trading Whiskey Island for DNR police lots. They raised questions about public access, primitive camping, ownership history, and whether voters should decide.

Evidence limits

This record documents public discussion and uncertainty, not a confirmed land trade or official government proposal.

Sources

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Sources

Beaver Island Forum, "What's Up with Whiskey Island?," July 22–23, 2010.
Participants discussed an alleged or proposed trade involving Whiskey Island and DNR police lots, suggested primitive camping, and called for facts and public deliberation. The thread does not establish that a formal proposal, appraisal, transaction, or voter decision existed.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islanders debate a possible Whiskey Island land trade, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-whiskey-island-land-trade-discussion-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "What's Up with Whiskey Island?," July 22–23, 2010..

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