Name: Beaver Island Wildlife Club Hunters’ Dinner draws a record 173 diners in 1998
Start: 1998-11
End: 1998-11
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1998-11
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: conservationfoodwayscommunityfundraisingcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Wildlife Club’s 1998 Hunters’ Dinner drew a reported record 173 diners to the Shamrock and featured locally prepared game dishes.

Evidence limits

The report gives attendance and menu examples but not a ticket ledger or full recipe list.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, November 1998, “Annual Hunters’ Dinner.”
Announces the November 14 Hunters’ Dinner and a Browning Win Mag rifle raffle by the Beaver Island Wildlife Club. 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 · 1998-11_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, November 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Hunters’ Dinner announcement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-11_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1999, “Our Hunters’ Dinner is a Hunters’ Feast!”
Reports a record turnout of 173 at the Shamrock, snowshoe rabbit, squirrel, venison, and other game dishes, Jim and Dorothy Willis’s ticket work, and the Hodgsons’ support. 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 · 1999-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1999, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Hunters’ Dinner report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Wildlife Club Hunters’ Dinner draws a record 173 diners in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hunters-dinner-1998-results/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1998, “Annual Hunters’ Dinner.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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