- Date
- 2004-01
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- commercecommunicationcommunityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Mike and Sharon Hurkmans’s January 2004 letter defended the right of Island residents, especially those on fixed incomes, to make mainland purchases when they could save money rather than feel pressured by local merchants.
Evidence limits
This entry records the writers’ published position and does not measure Island retail prices, household finances, or merchant responses.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 2004, “Letters: Freedom to Shop”.Mike and Sharon Hurkmans objected to being shamed for a large mainland purchase, described fixed-income pressures, and defended Islanders’ ability to shop where prices were lower. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the published letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Mike and Sharon Hurkmans publish a letter about mainland shopping”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-freedom-to-shop-letter-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2004, “Letters: Freedom to Shop”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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