- Date
- 2001-03-04
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityfamilyheritagecelebrationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Thirty-six friends held a surprise celebration for Art Johnston on March 4, 2001, shortly after his 80th birthday. The Beacon used the occasion to recount Johnston’s contributions to island telephone service, hospital and medical services, civic organizations, the Beaver Island Lodge, and youth arts.
Evidence limits
This is a profile and celebration report, not a complete biography or archival record of the organizations and projects mentioned.
Sources
- The profile says 36 friends surprised Johnston with food, stories, family calls, photographs, and Lighthouse School students after his February 27 80th birthday; it also recounts his work for island telephones, a two-bed hospital, the Civic Association, the Beaver Island Lodge, and MAD Camp. 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 · 2001-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the birthday profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Art Johnston’s friends celebrate his 80th birthday on Beaver Island on March 4, 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/art-johnston-80th-birthday-celebration-march-4-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2001, “Beaver Island Treasure—Art Johnston,” by M. Clark. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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