- Date
- 2002-02-01
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityrecreation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On February 1, 2002, Island women traveled to an annual Chick’s Weekend retreat in a brightly painted ice shanty pulled by Beaver Island Boat Company vehicles. The newspaper credits Laura Reed, Barb, and KK with hosting and transport.
Evidence limits
The humorous account does not provide a full participant list, itinerary, or independent record of the retreat.
Sources
- Describes Island women traveling by a brightly painted ice shanty to an annual women-only Chick’s Weekend retreat on Sloptown Road, with Laura Reed, Barb, and KK credited for organizing and transport. 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 · 2002-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the local social-event report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island women travel to Chick’s Weekend by decorated ice shanty in February 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-chick-weekend-ice-shanty-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2002, “Unidentified Ice Object.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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