Name: Chamber promotes a Field & Stream editor’s planned Beaver Island fishing visit, 2011
Start: 2011-04-22
End: 2011-04-22
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 2011-04-22
Kind: Tourism
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: tourismfishingcommercecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In April 2011, the Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce announced that Field & Stream editor Kirk Deter was expected to visit for guided fishing. The Chamber used the announcement as part of a broader effort to attract national outdoor media attention.

Evidence limits

The forum notice records a planned visit and promotional quotation. It does not establish that the visit occurred, that an article was published, or that it produced measurable tourism.

Sources

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Sources

Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, "Michigan #1 By Field & Stream Editor Coming To Beaver Island," Beaver Island Forum, April 22, 2011.
The Chamber said Field & Stream editor Kirk Deter was scheduled for guided fishing and quoted a Field & Stream ranking that placed Michigan first for fly fishing, with Beaver Island as the implied setting. This documents a promotional plan and quoted media content, not a published Beaver Island feature or tourism result.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003363
Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, "Jean-Paul Lipton The Roughfisher On Beaver Island," Beaver Island Forum, June 9, 2011.
The Chamber linked Jean-Paul Lipton's Roughfisher site as a positive Beaver Island fishing-related feature with photographs. The forum notice does not identify the visit date, article metadata, or independent audience metrics.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003559
Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, "Where Is The Rustbelt Flats Phenomenon?", Beaver Island Forum, June 16, 2011.
The Chamber linked Will Rice's Drake magazine story about Beaver Island and said print stories were planned for The Drake, Field & Stream, and Angling Trade. This establishes a contemporaneous promotional claim and linked story, not publication of all announced follow-ups or measurable tourism impact.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003606
Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, "Beaver Island In Pure Michigan News Letter," Beaver Island Forum, September 8, 2011.
The Chamber linked a Pure Michigan newsletter item titled “Travel Show & Tell: Beaver Island, Michigan” and identified an August 2011 Angling Trade Magazine item. The forum preserves the promotional pointer, not the newsletter body, publication metadata, or audience metrics.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004052

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Beaver Island Archive, “Chamber promotes a Field & Stream editor’s planned Beaver Island fishing visit, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-field-and-stream-fishing-promotion-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, "Michigan #1 By Field & Stream Editor Coming To Beaver Island," Beaver Island Forum, April 22, 2011. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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