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The Beaver Island Guide is offered for mail order, 1977

Also 1977 Beaver Island Guide · Beaver Island Guide map and directory

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1977-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
circa 1977-09
Kind
Publication
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
publicationcommunicationtourismheritagecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1977 Beaver Beacon advertises a pocket-sized Beaver Island Guide with a large four-color map, topographic and nautical maps, weather graphs, a business directory, visitor information, and a social-events calendar. The advertised price was $2.25, or $2.00 each for two or more copies.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper sales notice and product description. The guide, map source files, print run, sales ledger, and independent feature verification are not held here.

Sources

  1. Advertises a $2.25 Beaver Island Guide, or $2.00 each for two or more copies, with a large four-color map, additional topographic and nautical maps, weather graphs, a business directory, access and visitor information, and a calendar of social events. This is a newspaper sales notice and description; the project does not hold the guide, map source files, print run, sales ledger, or independent verification of every advertised feature. 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 · 1977-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Guide order notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-09_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Repeats the $2.25 single-copy and $2.00 multiple-copy prices and describes the Guide as a new color map with island information. It remains a newspaper sales notice, not direct inspection of the Guide, map source files, print run, or sales ledger. 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 · 1977-10_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eleven-page combined issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the repeated Guide order notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-10_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Repeats the Guide order notice and advertised contents. It remains a newspaper sales notice, not direct inspection of the Guide, map source files, print run, sales ledger, or independent verification of every advertised feature. 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 · 1978-02_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held eleven-page February issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the repeated Guide order notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-02_Beaver-Beacon
  7. Repeats the $2.25 single-copy and $2.00 multiple-copy offer and describes the Guide’s map, roads, trails, sites, history, topography, outer islands, weather, hunting, fishing, business directory, and phone numbers. It remains a newspaper sales notice, not direct inspection of the Guide or sales records. 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 · 1978-03_Beaver-Beacon
  8. The held nine-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the repeated Guide order notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-03_Beaver-Beacon
  9. Repeats the $2.25 single-copy and $2.00 multiple-copy offer and describes the Guide’s map, roads, trails, sites, weather, hunting, fishing, and business directory. It remains a newspaper sales notice, not direct inspection of the Guide or sales records. 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 · 1978-04_Beaver-Beacon
  10. The held twelve-page combined April–May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the repeated Guide order notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-04_Beaver-Beacon
  11. Continues the Guide order and visitor-information notice in the combined June–July issue. It remains a newspaper sales notice, not direct inspection of the Guide or sales records. 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 · 1978-06_Beaver-Beacon
  12. The held nine-page combined June–July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the continuing Guide order notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-06_Beaver-Beacon
  13. Continues the Beaver Island Guide advertisement and visitor-information communication in the combined August–September issue. It remains a newspaper sales notice, not direct inspection of the Guide or sales records. 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 · 1978-08_Beaver-Beacon
  14. The held nine-page combined August–September issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the continuing Guide advertisement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-08_Beaver-Beacon
  15. Continues the Beaver Island Guide advertisement in the October issue. It remains a newspaper sales notice, not direct inspection of the Guide or sales records. 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 · 1978-10_Beaver-Beacon
  16. The held nine-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the continuing Guide advertisement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-10_Beaver-Beacon
  17. Continues the Beaver Island Guide advertisement in the combined November–December issue. It remains a newspaper sales notice, not direct inspection of the Guide or sales records. 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 · 1978-11_Beaver-Beacon
  18. The held twelve-page combined November–December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the continuing Guide advertisement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026 · revised 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Island Guide is offered for mail order, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-guide-publication-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1977, “Order Your Copies of the New Beaver Island Guide.” (and 17 further sources listed on the page).

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