- Date
- circa 1976-05
- Kind
- Opening
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Dick DeRosia
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- economytourismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Dick DeRosia family opened Ding-a-lings, a food trailer stand at the Beaver Island ferry dock, during the 1976 summer season.
Evidence and limits
The notice establishes the name, operators, location, and broad menu, not a business license, exact opening date, or complete operating history.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Reports a new Dick DeRosia family trailer stand at the ferry dock called Ding-a-lings, selling hamburgers, hot dogs, soft drinks, popcorn, sno-cones, candy, and related items. It does not provide a license, exact opening date, lease, or complete season record. 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 · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held combined issue confirms the business-opening notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Ding-a-lings trailer stand opens at Beaver Island ferry dock, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ding-a-lings-opening-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1976, “Summer Business’s Open.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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