Beaver Island Historical Society announces acquisition of the Northern Islander and Beaver Beacon, 2023

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1. Beaver Island Forum, “Beaver Island Historical Society Acquires the Northern Islander and Beaver Beacon,” January 27, 2023.
   Historical Society announcement says it was purchasing the Northern Islander from Cynthia Hector Johnson, planned an April Northern Islander edition from the Print Shop, and envisioned a biannual Beaver Beacon focused on archipelago history and arts. It describes planned publication, not the completed transaction instrument.
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2. Beaver Island Forum, “Beaver Island Historical Society Acquires the Northern Islander and Beaver Beacon,” February 15, 2023 follow-up.
   A participant says Elaine Smith and Jacqueline LaFreniere published an early twenty-first-century Northern Islander issue in February 2001 and that Elaine later acquired the Beaver Beacon name from Cindy Risker. These are attributed forum recollections, not independently verified publication records; they qualify the announcement’s compressed history rather than establish a completed chain of ownership.
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3. Beaver Island Historical Society, “EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - EDITOR,” Beaver Island Forum, January 27, 2023.
   The editor recruitment notice confirms the planned operating model: a year-round part-time editor for the monthly Northern Islander and semi-annual Beaver Beacon, with writing, editing, management, social-media, graphics, and web-production duties. It establishes recruitment and intended responsibilities, not a hire or publication schedule completion.
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4. Beaver Island Historical Society, “Last call to subscribe to the Northern Islander for the April Inaugural Issue,” Beaver Island Forum, March 29, 2023.
   The Society published subscription prices and ordering methods for the inaugural April issue, including mailed and first-class options and higher-support rates. It establishes active subscription solicitation, not proof of issue delivery or final circulation.
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5. Beaver Island Historical Society, “December 2023 Beaver Beacon Now Available,” Beaver Island Forum, December 19, 2023.
   The Society announced that a rebranded Beaver Beacon magazine was available at the Print Shop Museum for $10, or $12.50 by mail, and listed articles on the Beaver Head Lighthouse, early Irish immigrants, the King Strang Hotel, Zolton Sepeshy’s mural, and the Emerald Isle’s 25th anniversary. This confirms that a 2023 issue was publicly offered and describes its advertised contents, but does not establish circulation, sales, or the full editorial history.
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