Event
- Date
- 1994-09
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritageconservationcommunitypropertyfundraisingcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Preservation Association of Beaver Island organized a campaign to save the 1896 Dockside building and rehabilitate it as a multipurpose Community Center. The proposed uses included Chamber offices, public meetings, performances, markets, recreation, and arts instruction.
Evidence limits
The article describes an organizing and fundraising campaign, not a completed restoration, grant award, or final operating plan.
Sources
- Describes the 1896 Dockside building, its 4,440 square feet and commercial history, the birth of the Preservation Association of Beaver Island, and plans for a multipurpose Community Center with Chamber offices, meetings, performances, markets, and classes. 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 · 1994-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Dockside preservation and Community Center article.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Launches the capital campaign to purchase, rehabilitate, and maintain the former Dockside Market as a Community Center, describes proposed services, and prints pledge and subscription guidance through the Charlevoix County Community Foundation. 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 · 1994-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Dockside capital-campaign appeal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-11_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports CB North’s challenge that the Preservation Association demonstrate $30,000 in three years of cash or valued labor pledges to establish community support for a loan. 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 · 1995-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Dockside pledge-drive report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports St. James Township approval for PABI to sign its grant application, conditioned on environmental hold-harmless language and no township cash donation. 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 · 1995-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Dockside grant-support report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports CB North financing at 1.5 points below prime, no points at closing, and the remaining cash-or-pledge commitment needed for the April 1 purchase closing. 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 · 1995-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Dockside closing campaign report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the pledge drive was progressing, asks for additional pledges and volunteers, and lists monetary and in-kind supporters of the purchase and rehabilitation campaign. 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 · 1995-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Dockside rehabilitation update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports additional May pledges, a planned June spring clean-up, ten gallons of facade paint donated by Preston Feather, and a committee designing signs for the Community Center project. 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 · 1995-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Dockside renewal update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports graphic panels commissioned for the Dockside windows to explain BIPA plans and solicit community reactions before the July 1 installation. 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 · 1995-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Dockside planning update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Preservation Association of Beaver Island organizes the Dockside Center restoration campaign”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dockside-center-preservation-association-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1994, “The Dockside Center” — Making Progress. (and 15 further sources listed on the page).
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