- Founded
- 1984-01-01
- Along road
- Beaver Drive · Forest Avenue
- Coordinates
- 45.7463° N, 85.5216° WGoogle Maps: Daddy Frank’sDownload KML
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- tourismcommunity
- Within
- Saint James · Beaver Island
Summary
Daddy Frank’s was a business name recorded on Beaver Drive in St. James. A 1984 assumed-name notice lists it at 44 Beaver Drive under Suzanne E. Borre; a 1989 notice lists it at 14 Beaver Drive under Suzanne E. Bonadeo, Elizabeth E. Borre, and Glen V. Borre. Current OpenStreetMap data also maps a Daddy Franks amenity at 26320 Forest Avenue, but that present-day mapping is not evidence of continuity with either historical filing.
The filings establish the road association and reported registrants, while 2012 forum notices establish that a Daddy Frank’s restaurant offered recurring Chinese meals and sushi through at least September. The sources still do not resolve the reason for the address and ownership changes or establish complete operating dates.
Current operation
Daddy Frank’s trades as an eating house at 26320 Forest Avenue, and was listed and open as of August 2026.1 The assumed-name filings of 1984 and 1989 give two earlier Beaver Drive addresses, and no held source explains the move or connects the filings to the present operation; the identification rests on the name and the settlement.
Open questions
- Were the two Beaver Drive addresses successive locations or filing errors?
- Can directories or advertisements document its operation?
Footnotes
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Google Maps, Daddy Franks place listing, retrieved 14 August 2026. ↩
The dated record
Sources
- A first-party-style post and attached image announced a same-day veteran-recognition activity at Daddy Frank's on Memorial Day. The image is catalogued but not transcribed, so the post does not establish the program details, attendance, or cost.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016310
- Charlevoix Courier, 1984, assumed-names notice.Lists Daddy Frank’s at 44 Beaver Drive, St. James, by Suzanne E. Borre. The notice does not describe the business, operating dates, or relation to later filings. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
- Charlevoix Courier, 1989, assumed-names notice.Lists Daddy Frank’s at 14 Beaver Drive, St. James, by Suzanne E. Bonadeo, Elizabeth E. Borre, and Glen V. Borre. The change in address and registrants is not explained by the filing. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
- Current OSM maps Daddy Franks at 26320 Forest Avenue (way 1163114755). This is a present-day map association and does not prove that the historical business filings and the mapped amenity are the same operation.osm · amenities
- Sue Avery, “Chinese at Daddy Franks - & Sushi - on Tuesday!,” Beaver Island Forum, July 22–23, 2012.The restaurant announced a Tuesday Chinese dinner and sushi service, listed dishes and prices, and accepted phone orders for pickup. This establishes a 2012 restaurant operation and menu examples, but not ownership continuity, complete hours, sales, or health-inspection status.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005241
- A later Tuesday notice advertised Korean-style chicken or beef, rice, vegetables, egg rolls, crab-meat rangoons, and several sushi choices. This corroborates recurring restaurant programming, not a complete menu or business history.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005274
- The restaurant advertised Tuesday stir-fry and General Tso's chicken, sushi, and phone-ahead ordering. This extends the evidence of recurring 2012 Chinese and sushi service, not the complete menu or operating history.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005360
- The restaurant advertised Mongolian beef, cashew chicken, and sushi preorders; it does not establish sales or attendance.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005410
- The restaurant advertised Chinese specials and stated that sushi was unavailable that night; it does not establish sales or attendance.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005389
- The restaurant advertised Korean-style bulgogi and several sushi choices with phone reservations. This extends evidence of recurring 2012 service, not a complete menu or operating history.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005499
- The owners described the ten-week buildout and July 4 opening, acknowledged an initially untrained staff and heavy opening demand, thanked contractors and island helpers, and said spring reopening timing was undecided. This is first-party retrospective testimony, not a permit, inspection, ownership, or financial record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005617
- The restaurant announced its final 2018 service day, a pantry sale, and thanked customers for the summer. This is a first-party seasonal operating notice, not proof of closure of the business or a complete operating calendar.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013530
- Records the trading name, the address 26320 Forest Ave, Beaver Island, MI 49782, the category "American restaurant", and a rating of 4.4 from 216 reviews. A commercial listing is evidence of present operation only and carries no historical weight.
Added 2 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Daddy Frank’s”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/organizations/daddy-franks/, accessed [date], citing Dana Hodgson, "Thank You Veterans @ Daddy Franks Today," Beaver Island Forum, May 31, 2021, topic 16310. (and 12 further sources listed on the page).
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