The Beaver Beacon reprints a humorous history of Bingo on South Fox Island, 1987

Event

Date: 1987-04-12
Kind: Publication
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: publicationmaritimecommunitycommunication
Within: South Fox Island

Summary

The May 1987 Beaver Beacon reprinted Gordon Charles’s humorous Lansing State Journal retrospective about Bingo, a dog associated with South Fox Island.

Evidence limits

This record preserves a newspaper reprint and its local-history associations. The piece is humorous and does not establish land title, political authority, or a complete factual history of South Fox Island.

Sources

“Say Hi to Bingo, Last Absolute Ruler of South Fox Island,” Beaver Beacon, May 1987; reprinted from Lansing State Journal, April 12, 1987.
Reprints Gordon Charles’s humorous retrospective about Bingo, island residents and visitors, hunting stories, and South Fox Island lore. 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, May 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held sixteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reprint.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon reprints a humorous history of Bingo on South Fox Island, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bingo-south-fox-island-reprint-1987/, accessed [date], citing “Say Hi to Bingo, Last Absolute Ruler of South Fox Island,” Beaver Beacon, May 1987; reprinted from Lansing State Journal, April 12, 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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