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Ken Scoggin publishes a simple introduction to Beaver Island, 1994

Also Just a Simple Introduction to Beaver Island

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TypeEvent
Date1994-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1994-09
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Summary

Ken Scoggin’s September 1994 Beaver Beacon essay recounts a sailing stop at Beaver Island, an overnight tour and social visit led by Rich Gillespie, and the Scoggins’ later affection for the Island as property owners.

Evidence limits

This is a first-person travel and community essay. It does not establish a complete itinerary, dated visit record, property history, or independent account of the people and places mentioned.

Sources

  1. Recounts a sailing stop at Beaver Island, a night-time tour and social visit led by Rich Gillespie, and a later connection in which the Scoggins became Beaver Island property owners. 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 · 1994-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the travel and community essay.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Ken Scoggin publishes a simple introduction to Beaver Island, 1994”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-just-a-simple-introduction-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1994, “Just a Simple Introduction to Beaver Island,” by Ken Scoggin. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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