Name: Buck Wilder’s Small Fry Fishing Guide authors plan a Beaver Island school presentation in 1997
Start: 1997-05-01
End: 1997-05-01
Location: Beaver Island Community School

Event

Date: 1997-05-01
Kind: Education
Where: Beaver Island Community School
Carried out by: Beaver Island Community School
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationpublicationfishingcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The authors of Buck Wilder’s Small Fry Fishing Guide, Tim Smith and Mark Herrick, were scheduled to present to Beaver Island Community School students and interested residents on May 1, 1997. The notice describes the speakers as experienced writers and illustrators and says local businesses helped make the program available.

Evidence limits

The notice establishes the planned presentation but does not provide its venue, attendance, or later educational materials.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1997, “BEAVER ISLAND IS GETTING WILDER.”
Announces a May 1 presentation by author Tim Smith and illustrator Mark Herrick of Buck Wilder's Small Fry Fishing Guide for Beaver Island students and interested residents, with local businesses contributing money and resources. 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 · 1997-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1997, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Buck Wilder presentation notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1997, “B.I. School has a Wild Time with Buck Wilder and Friends.”
Reports that Tim Smith and Mark Herrick entertained Beaver Island students with cartoon-character demonstrations and the story of their book, emphasizing hard work and persistence; it thanks local donors and businesses. 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 · 1997-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1997, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Buck Wilder school-visit report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Buck Wilder’s Small Fry Fishing Guide authors plan a Beaver Island school presentation in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-buck-wilder-writing-illustration-presentation-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1997, “BEAVER ISLAND IS GETTING WILDER.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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