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St. James Township applies for Bob S restoration grant, 1992

Also 1992 Bob S restoration grant application

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TypeEvent
Date1992-02-15
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1992-02-15
Kind
Fundraising
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Township of Saint James
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

St. James Township applied for $20,100 in February 1992 toward the Bob S’s interior restoration, while the Beaver Island Historical Society continued to seek donations.

Evidence limits

This is a grant application and appeal, not an award, completed restoration, or fundraising ledger.

Sources

  1. Reports a February 15 Township application for $20,100 from the DNR Coastal Zone Management Grant Program to continue interior restoration of the Bob S and appeals for Historical Society donations. 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 · 1992-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twenty-two-page issue scan confirms the restoration-grant report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that approval of the Bob S grant application was expected in June and that the Coastal Zone Management program would inspect the project on the Island in April. 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 · 1992-03_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held twenty-page issue scan confirms the grant-status follow-up.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-03_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Reports that the Road Commission and Bob S grant matters remained active in township business; the April issue does not record a final grant award. 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 · 1992-04_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held twenty-four-page issue scan is retained as a cautious issue-level follow-up, not as proof of a grant decision.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-04_Beaver-Beacon
  7. Reports that the Coastal Zone Management Program approved St. James Township’s grant application to help restore the Bob S on behalf of the Beaver Island Historical Society, with funding expected in October 1992. 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 · 1992-07_Beaver-Beacon
  8. The held twenty-page issue scan confirms the Bob S grant-approval report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township applies for Bob S restoration grant, 1992”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bob-s-restoration-grant-1992/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1992, “KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.” (and 7 further sources listed on the page).

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