- Dates
- 1981-03 – 1981-05
- Kind
- Business
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- economycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Dan Higdon purchased Island Rental in early spring 1981, renamed it Island Sports and Rental, and planned to operate sign making from the same building.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper report does not provide a deed, price, license, inventory, or later business record.
Sources
- Reports that Dan Higdon purchased Island Rental early in spring 1981, renamed it Island Sports and Rental, and would operate a sign-making business from the same building. It does not provide a deed, price, license, or inventory. 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 · 1981-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held thirteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the business report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Island Rental changes hands and becomes Island Sports and Rental, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-island-sports-and-rental-business-1981/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1981, spring business report. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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