Beaver Island Boat Company buys Charlevoix parking and storage property, 1975

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Event

Date: circa 1975-01
Kind: Property transfer
Where: Charlevoix
Carried out by: Beaver Island Boat Company
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: economytransportationcommunity
Within: Charlevoix

Summary

The Beaver Island Boat Company purchased the former Erber Auto Company property at 104–106 Clinton Street in Charlevoix in January 1975. The company planned to use the lot for passenger parking and the existing brick building for storage and, if needed, parking.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not disclose the purchase price or provide a deed, closing record, parcel survey, or later-use documentation.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1975, “Beaver Island-Boat Company Buys Parking at Charlevoix.”
Reports the company’s purchase of the former Erber Auto property at 104 and 106 Clinton Street, with approximately 100 feet of frontage and 156 feet of depth. The lot was planned for passenger parking and the building for storage and possible parking; Lawrence McDonough announced the purchase, but the price, deed, closing record, and later use are not supplied. 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, January 1975, held issue PDF, p. 4.
The scan confirms the property description, company purpose, and Lawrence McDonough attribution.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Boat Company buys Charlevoix parking and storage property, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-boat-company-charlevoix-parking-purchase-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1975, “Beaver Island-Boat Company Buys Parking at Charlevoix.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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