- Date
- 1994-07-04
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- celebrationcommunityrecreationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Rain canceled the 1994 Fourth of July carnival and moved the craft display, but the parade went ahead and the fireworks were completed as scheduled.
Evidence limits
This is a retrospective newspaper report, not a complete parade roster or fireworks production record.
Sources
- Reports 26 parade entries despite rain, the canceled carnival, the moved craft show, and fireworks completed by Bill McDonough, John Gillespie, and their crew. 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 · 1994-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the Fourth of July report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s 1994 Fourth of July parade proceeds despite rain while the carnival is canceled”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-1994-fourth-of-july-parade-rainout-and-fireworks/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1994, “Living with a Rainout — July 4th, 1994” and “Paradin’ in th’ Rain!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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