- Date
- 1985-10
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- tourismcommunityenvironmentcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1985 Beaver Beacon published Joe Frank’s “My Affaire with Beaver Island,” the second piece in its Island Paradise series. Frank describes his long-running summer visits, Sand Bay, the island’s landscape and quiet, and his affectionate self-description as a “Nudgie.”
Evidence limits
This is a first-person personal essay. Its travel history and descriptions are not an independent residency, visitor, ecological, or demographic record.
Sources
- A first-person essay says the author's father first brought him to Beaver Island for fishing, that he later returned, and that he and his wife spent recurring summers on Sand Bay. It describes the island's scenery, quiet, privacy, and the author's self-described "Nudgie" status; it is a personal account, not a residency, visitor, ecological, or demographic record. 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 · 1985-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fifteen-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Island Paradise essay.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Joe Frank publishes a personal Beaver Island essay, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-island-paradise-affaire-1985/, accessed [date], citing Joe Frank, “My Affaire with Beaver Island,” Beaver Beacon, October 1985. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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