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Beaver Island plans and offers 1991 crab-tree plantings

Also 1991 Beaver Island crab-tree sale

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TypeEvent
Dates1991-02-26 – 1991-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1991-02-26 – 1991-04
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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environmentconservationcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1991 Beaver Beacon announced a 1991 crab-tree planting program. The March issue supplied the concrete offer: fifty Royalty crab trees at $15 each or two for $25, with planting encouraged for Arbor Day and Earth Day.

Evidence limits

These are a planning notice and sale appeal. They do not document purchasers, planting locations, survival, or the completed number of trees.

Sources

  1. Announces the 1991 planting plan and its Arbor Day historical context; it does not document completed plantings. 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 · 1991-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eighteen-page issue scan is paired with the February OCR source and confirms the initial planting announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Advertises fifty Royalty crab trees at $15 each or two for $25, describes their red flowers and crab apples, and encourages planting for Arbor Day, Earth Day, and community beautification. It identifies Jo Hooker and Patti Wojan as order contacts but does not report completed plantings. 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 · 1991-03_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eighteen-page issue scan confirms the planting notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island plans and offers 1991 crab-tree plantings”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-crab-tree-plantings-1991/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1991, “CRAB TREE PLANTINGS, 1991.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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