- Date
- 2002-11
- Kind
- Performance
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- musiccelebrationcommunityrecreationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Mike and Sharon Hurkmans brought karaoke to Beaver Island after investing in a portable machine. The November 2002 feature describes monthly open gatherings in their barn on Paid een Og Road, opportunities for children to practice for a talent show, and the Hurkmans’ help with Firemen’s Auxiliary entertainment.
Evidence limits
The feature is a community profile, not a complete event calendar or attendance record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, November 2002, “Karaoke Parties: all the rage.”Describes Mike and Sharon Hurkmans’ karaoke machine, monthly come-one-all gatherings in their barn on Paid een Og Road, children’s talent-show practice, and Firemen’s Auxiliary New Year’s Eve service. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the karaoke feature.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Mike and Sharon Hurkmans revive community karaoke parties on Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hurkmans-karaoke-parties-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2002, “Karaoke Parties: all the rage.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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