- Dates
- 2017-08-27 – 2017-09-04
- Kind
- Seasonal business close
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- commercefoodwayscommunityseasonal-lifeemployment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On August 27, 2017, Daddy Franks announced its final week of the season and published Labor Day weekend hours, with closing times subject to running out of food. The restaurant described the season as its best yet and advertised one last homemade chicken-salad offering on August 30. On September 4, it offered remaining food stock for a short public sale before closing.
Evidence limits
These are first-party business statements and schedule/menu notices. They do not independently establish sales, attendance, profitability, or the comparative quality of the season.
Sources
- Daddy Franks thanked customers for what it called its best season yet and announced its final week, Labor Day weekend hours, and variable closing times based on food availability. This is a first-party business statement and schedule notice, not an independent measure of sales or season quality.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012198
- The restaurant announced a final seasonal offering of homemade chicken salad on croissants. This is a first-party menu notice, not evidence of demand or sales volume.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012213
- On the announced final day, Daddy Franks offered its remaining shelf-stable, fresh, unopened, and ice-cream stock for public sale from noon to 2 p.m., with free cones. This is a first-party liquidation notice, not an inventory or sales report.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012242
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Daddy Franks announces the close of its 2017 season”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-daddy-franks-season-close-2017/, accessed [date], citing Daddy Franks, “Daddy Franks last week!,” Beaver Island Forum, August 27–28, 2017. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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