Name: Beaver Island announces its eleventh annual Apple Pie Contest, 2011
Start: 2011-10-08
End: 2011-10-08
Location: Holy Cross Parish Hall

Event

Date: 2011-10-08
Kind: Celebration
Where: Holy Cross Parish Hall
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityfoodwaysrecreation
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The September and October 2011 Beacon issues announce the eleventh annual Beaver Island Apple Pie Contest for October 8. Pies were to be delivered to Holy Cross Hall by noon, with judging at 1:30 and the top two winners announced at 2:30. The October issue adds that former first-place winners would judge and that the top two pies would be auctioned for the bakers’ chosen organizations.

Evidence limits

This remains a contest announcement, not confirmation of entries, winners, or the judges’ final scoring or auction proceeds.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 2011, "A New Slice on the Annual" and "Apple Pie Contest."
Announces the October 8 contest, with pies due at Holy Cross Hall between 10 a.m. and noon, judging at 1:30, winners announced at 2:30, and judging based on taste, appearance, and presentation. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, September 2011, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Apple Pie Contest announcement.
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Beaver Beacon, October 2011, "The Tenth Bite of Beaver & the Island Boodle."
Repeats the October 8 contest schedule, says former first-place winners would judge, and says the top two pies would be auctioned for the bakers' chosen organizations. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 2011, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held October issue scan confirms the contest announcement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island announces its eleventh annual Apple Pie Contest, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-apple-pie-contest-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2011, "A New Slice on the Annual" and "Apple Pie Contest." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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