- Date
- 1958-05-01
- Kind
- Opening
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- tourismeconomycommunityconstruction
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1958 Beaver Beacon reports that Beaver Lodge opened May 1 with a second kitchen, renovated bedrooms, a painted exterior, and named cooking, dining-room, and hotel managers.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper seasonal-opening and improvement report. It does not provide a license, ownership record, operating ledger, or inspection record.
Sources
- Reports Beaver Lodge open May 1 with a second kitchen, Mrs. Sophia McDonough cooking, Mrs. James Bell of Jackson in charge of the dining room, Fred Spaulding managing hotel facilities, a painted exterior, and renovated bedrooms. It does not provide a license, ownership record, operating ledger, or independent completion inspection. 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 · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the opening and renovation report; it does not expand the property or business record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Lodge opens for the 1958 season with renovations and new management, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beaver-lodge-season-opening-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1958, “BEAVER LODGE OPEN.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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