Name: John Gordon publishes the “Island Man” poem about his Beaver Island grandfather, 2010
Start: 2010-07
End: 2010-07
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2010-07
Kind: Publication
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: literatureheritagemaritimefamilycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

John Gordon’s “Island Man” poem, published in the July 2010 Beacon, recalls his grandfather Charles Gordon, who was born on Beaver Island in 1865. The poem connects island farming, fishing, logging, winter travel, and steam-vessel work with family memory.

Evidence limits

This is an attributed family poem, not a complete biographical or employment record for Charles Gordon.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "Island Man."
John Gordon’s poem describes his grandfather’s Beaver Island birth, island work and winter travel, steam-vessel engineering, and family memory. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 2010, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the poem and attribution.
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Beaver Island Archive, “John Gordon publishes the “Island Man” poem about his Beaver Island grandfather, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-john-gordon-island-man-poem-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "Island Man." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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