- Date
- 2002-08-27
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- publicationheritagehistoriographycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Author Constance Cappel visited Beaver Island on August 27, 2002, to examine the stone circle referenced in her book Sweetgrass and Smoke. The article connects the visit to her research and records her view that many standing stones had been removed, leaving in-ground bases.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper profile of an author’s visit and interpretation, not an archaeological survey or independent confirmation of the stone-circle claims.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “Constance Cappel visits Beaver Island.”Reports Cappel’s visit to examine the stone circle referenced in her book “Sweetgrass and Smoke,” her observations about removed standing stones and in-ground bases, and her related Beaver Island and regional historical research. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the author-visit profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Author Constance Cappel visits Beaver Island to examine the stone circle described in her 2002 book”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/constance-cappel-beaver-island-stone-circle-visit-august-27-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “Constance Cappel visits Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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