Event
- Date
- circa 1973-04
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- economytourismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Perry and Henrietta Crawford announced the sale of the Erin Motel to Jerry Van Arkel of Chicago in April 1973.
Evidence and limits
The notice preserves an announced ownership change but does not establish the closing date, deed, license, or later operation.
Sources
- Reports Perry and Henrietta Crawford’s sale of the Erin Motel to Jerry Van Arkel of Chicago and notes that their son Pat had managed it after the Crawfords moved to Florida; it does not provide a deed, license, transfer date, or complete operator history.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Sale of the Erin Motel, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/sale-of-erin-motel-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1973, “Erin Motel Sold.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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