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“A Day in the Life of a Beaver Island Hooker” recounts an orchid expedition, 1987

Also The Bog Almost Done Her In · Beaver Island orchid expedition story

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Date1987-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Summary

The July 1987 Beaver Beacon published an anonymous humorous account of an orchid expedition led by Matthew Hohn. The story describes a dropped camera, a bog rescue, and the group’s safe return.

Evidence limits

The article is a humorous local narrative. It should not be treated as a survey of orchid habitat, a verified incident report, or a precise account of the participants’ route and identities.

Sources

  1. Anonymous humorous narrative about an orchid-seeking group led by Matthew Hohn, a dropped camera, a bog rescue involving Jo Hooker and Ellen Welke, and the group’s eventual safe return. 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 · 1987-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the humorous narrative.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, ““A Day in the Life of a Beaver Island Hooker” recounts an orchid expedition, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hooker-orchid-expedition-reprint-1987/, accessed [date], citing “A Day in the Life of a Beaver Island Hooker (The Bog Almost Done Her In),” Beaver Beacon, July 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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