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St. James Township completes the Gull Harbor Park ownership transaction in 1996

Also 1996 Gull Harbor Park ownership transfer

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TypeEvent
Date1996-03
WithinGull Harbor Natural Area
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Gull Harbor Natural Area highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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Event
Date
1996-03
Kind
Property transfer
Where
Gull Harbor Natural Area
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationgovernancecommunitycommunication
Within
Gull Harbor Natural Area

Summary

The April 1996 Beaver Beacon reported that St. James Township had completed the Gull Harbor Park ownership transaction in Lansing and planned to erect a sign at the park in spring.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper report of the completed transaction, not the recorded deed, legal title search, or evidence that the planned sign was installed.

Sources

  1. Reports that St. James Township was now the owner of Gull Harbor Park, that Boyle finalized the transaction in Lansing, and that a sign would be erected at the park in spring. 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 · 1996-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the ownership-transfer report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township completes the Gull Harbor Park ownership transaction in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gull-harbor-park-ownership-transfer-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1996, “Briefly ... The Minutes: St. James Township.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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