- Date
- 1995-09
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagemilitaryenvironmentcommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Glen Loew Kleppe’s September 1995 letter confirms that he gathered milkweed pods with a Holland, Michigan biology class in 1943–44 for wartime life jackets. He also recalls his family’s former Lodge on Lake Geneserath and a recent visit bringing seven women from the Washington, D.C./Annapolis area to Beaver Island.
Evidence limits
This is first-person correspondence and local memory, not a wartime school ledger, complete property history, or independently verified travel account.
Sources
- Glen Loew Kleppe responds to the August milkweed article, recalls gathering pods with his Holland biology class in 1943–44 for wartime life jackets, describes his family’s former Lodge on Lake Geneserath, and recounts a recent Beaver Island visit with seven women from the Washington, D.C./Annapolis area. 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 · 1995-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the published letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Glen Loew Kleppe writes about wartime milkweed gathering and Beaver Island visits, 1995”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-glen-kleppe-milkweed-letter-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1995, “Dear Editors.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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