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Beaver Beacon moves its permanent office to the business district, 1988

Also 1988 Beaver Beacon office move · Jean LaFreniere residence Beacon office

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TypeEvent
Date1988-07-18
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1988-07-18
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Summary

The Beaver Beacon announced that on July 18, 1988, it would move into the former Jean LaFreniere residence next to the Erin Motel and across from the Shamrock Restaurant, giving the island publication a permanent office in the business district.

Evidence limits

The announcement does not establish the office’s complete operating hours, lease, or later occupancy history.

Sources

  1. Announces the July 18 move to the former Jean LaFreniere residence next to the Erin Motel and across from the Shamrock, with office hours to be posted. 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 · 1988-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eighteen-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon moves its permanent office to the business district, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beacon-moves-next-to-erin-motel-1988/, accessed [date], citing “Beaver Beacon Has a New Permanent Home,” Beaver Beacon, July 1988. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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