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Beaver Boat-tique announces its St. James opening, 1987

Also Beaver Boat-tique · 1987 Beaver Boat-tique opening

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TypeEvent
Date1987-05-23
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1987-05-23
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
commercecommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1987 Beaver Beacon advertised the Beaver Boat-tique’s May 23 opening in downtown St. James, with island-oriented apparel, gifts, Irish imports, and photography.

Evidence limits

This is an opening advertisement. The issue does not document the shop’s later operating dates, ownership history, or exact storefront address.

Sources

  1. Advertisement announces a May 23 opening in downtown St. James, featuring apparel, accessories, bathing suits, Irish imports, unique gifts, and photography by Phyllis Fitzpatrick. 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 · 1987-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the opening advertisement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Repeats the downtown St. James shop advertisement and adds graduation and Father’s Day gifts, with shipping offered. 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 · 1987-06_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held seventeen-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the seasonal advertisement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Boat-tique announces its St. James opening, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beaver-boat-tique-opening-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Beaver Boat-tique,” Beaver Beacon, May 1987. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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