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Governor Engler recognizes the Baileys and Beaver Island Lodge’s twenty years of hospitality in 1998

Also Beaver Island Lodge twentieth anniversary · Bailey family hospitality plaque

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TypeEvent
Date1998-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1998-09
Kind
Anniversary
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Governor Engler recognized Dick, Arlene, Mike, and Jayne Bailey for twenty years of Beaver Island Lodge hospitality and its contribution to island jobs and Michigan’s economy.

Evidence limits

The report describes the plaque and its wording; it does not reproduce a governmental award file or independently measure the Lodge’s economic impact.

Sources

  1. Reports Governor Engler’s plaque for Dick, Arlene, Mike, and Jayne Bailey, recognizing Beaver Island Lodge’s cuisine, hospitality, facilities, jobs, and economic contribution; it also mentions the annual Friends of Jose Carreras charity dinner and Chamber of Commerce social. 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 · 1998-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the plaque report and its continuation on page 2.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Governor Engler recognizes the Baileys and Beaver Island Lodge’s twenty years of hospitality in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bailey-lodge-twentieth-anniversary-recognition-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1998, “Governor Praises Baileys’ Twenty-Years’ Hospitality.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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