Beaver Island Sports and Rental expands its bicycle fleet, 1989

Also Beaver Island bicycle heaven report

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TypeEvent

Date1989-07

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-07
Kind: Opening
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: tourismtransportationcommercecommunityenvironment
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July Beacon reports a bicycle expansion at Beaver Island Sports and Rental, including eight mountain bikes and thirty regular bicycles, and presents the change as quiet visitor and resident transportation.

Sources

“Bicycle Heaven,” Beaver Beacon, July 28, 1989.
Reports Beaver Island Sports and Rental replacing mopeds with 8 mountain bikes and 30 regular single-speed bicycles. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-two-page July issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Sports and Rental expands its bicycle fleet, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bicycle-heaven-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Bicycle Heaven,” Beaver Beacon, July 28, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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