- Date
- 1999-03-31
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Where
- Miller’s Marsh
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationscienceeducationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Miller’s Marsh
Summary
Central Michigan University closed on its purchase of Miller’s Marsh near Beaver Island’s south end on March 31, 1999. The Beacon describes the 230-acre property as the island’s only true marsh and a long-standing CMU Biological Station field site for teaching, graduate research, and public conservation education.
Evidence limits
This record follows the Beacon’s institutional account and does not add a deed or independent property survey.
Sources
- Reports CMU’s March 31 purchase of the 230-acre Miller’s Marsh tract after the Little Traverse Conservancy held it while CMU raised funds, and describes its long use for CMU field courses and research. 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 · 1999-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the purchase report and continuation.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Central Michigan University purchases Miller’s Marsh for the Biological Station in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cmu-purchases-millers-marsh-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1999, “CMUBS Purchases Miller’s Marsh.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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