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Historical Society plans a park beside the Strang Print Shop and miniature golf course, 1958

Also 1958 Beaver Island Historical Society park plan

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TypeEvent
Date1958-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1958-06
Kind
Construction
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritagerecreationtourismconstructioncommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1958 Beaver Beacon reports a Historical Society plan for a park between the Strang Print Shop and miniature golf course, with picnic tables, shade umbrellas, and a hot-dog-and-coffee stand.

Evidence and limits

This is a plan, not a site plan, property instrument, budget, construction record, or completion report.

Sources

  1. Reports a planned park between the Strang Print Shop and golf course with picnic tables, shade umbrellas, and a lunch stand serving hot dogs and coffee. It does not provide a site plan, property instrument, budget, construction record, or evidence of completion. 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 · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the park plan; it does not expand the property, recreation, or business record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Historical Society plans a park beside the Strang Print Shop and miniature golf course, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-park-plan-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1958, “B. I. HISTORICAL SOCIETY PARK.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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