- Dates
- 2013-06-22 – 2013-07-04
- Kind
- Cancellation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- recreationmaritimecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
An effort to revive Beaver Island’s Fourth of July lighted boat parade in 2013 did not produce a confirmed organized event in the surviving forum record. Three boats were reported ready, but the organizer later said that no one had contacted her and that the person who would have set the route was unavailable.
Evidence limits
This establishes the failed organization effort, not that no privately decorated boats appeared on the water. No newspaper account or event report has been located here confirming a parade.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Four days before the Fourth, the organizer was still soliciting participants, documenting that the revival remained uncertain.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006390
- The thread begins as a call to revive the parade, reports three boats ready on July 3, and ends with organizer Lisa Gillespie stating that no one had contacted her and Mike Weede was unavailable to set the route or participate.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006353
- The Fogg family reported at least three confirmed boats, documenting interest and preparation but not a completed parade.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006424
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fourth of July lighted boat parade revival does not form, 2013”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lighted-boat-parade-not-formed-2013/, accessed [date], citing LisaG, “Last Call For Lighted Boat Parade,” Beaver Island Forum, June 29, 2013. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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