Name: AmVets moves the planned walleye tournament to the harbor
Start: 2004
End: 2004
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 2004
Kind: Conservation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: fishingfishconservationtourismcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

AmVets decided to hold its planned next-year walleye tournament in the harbor rather than Lake Geneserath, with proceeds intended to support harbor walleye enhancement and Island projects.

Evidence limits

The report documents the decision and rationale, not a later tournament date, attendance, or proceeds.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “Next Year’s Fishing Tournament”.
Reports the decision to move the planned AmVets tournament from Lake Geneserath to the harbor and use proceeds to support harbor walleye enhancement. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, December 2003, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the December 2003 report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “AmVets moves the planned walleye tournament to the harbor”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-amvets-harbor-walleye-tournament-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “Next Year’s Fishing Tournament”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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