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WMTA and the Boat Company schedule a Haunted Lighthouses of Lake Michigan weekend

Also Haunted Lighthouses of Lake Michigan Beaver Island 2003 · Beaver Island lighthouse tourism weekend October 18 2003

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TypeEvent
Date2003-10-18
WithinBeaver Island
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Summary

The West Michigan Tourist Association and Beaver Island Boat Company scheduled a “Haunted Lighthouses of Lake Michigan” weekend for October 18, 2003. The program combined a lighthouse legends slideshow, a three-hour Island tour, and a guide to more than 115 beacons on the Lake Michigan Circle Tour.

Evidence limits

The notice establishes the planned program, not attendance, the exact itinerary, or whether every advertised element occurred.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, October 2003, “’Haunted’ Lake Michigan Lights”.
    Announces an October 18 weekend program with Dianna Stampfler’s lighthouse legends and ghost-stories slideshow, a three-hour Island tour, views of Beaver’s lighthouses, and a Lighthouse Guide covering more than 115 beacons on the 1,100-mile Lake Michigan Circle Tour route. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the October 18 tourism program notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “WMTA and the Boat Company schedule a Haunted Lighthouses of Lake Michigan weekend”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-haunted-lighthouses-tour-october-18-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2003, “’Haunted’ Lake Michigan Lights”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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