- Dates
- 2005-09-30 – 2005-10-02
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- irish-arranmorecommunitytourismtransportationcelebrationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
A December 2005 letter signed by Cathie and Michael Boyle for a Chicago Irish tour group recounts a 60-person Beaver Island visit from September 30 through October 2. The group attended meals, tours, museums, the Bite of Beaver, and ceilis and set dancing, and thanked the Islanders who hosted and transported them.
Evidence limits
This is a participant thank-you letter and retrospective, not an independent attendance register, itinerary, or financial account.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2005, "Letters: In Appreciation."The letter says 60 visitors came September 30–October 2, 2005, and describes ferry travel, local hosts, meals, tours, museums, the Bite of Beaver, ceilis and set dancing, a traditional 25 card game, and a home reception. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Chicago Irish group's visit retrospective.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “A Chicago Irish group visits Beaver Island, September 30–October 2, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-chicago-irish-group-visit-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2005, "Letters: In Appreciation." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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