Name: Beaver Beacon reprints an article on Manitou Islands tourism and research, 1985
Start: 1985-10
End: 1985-10
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1985-10
Kind: Publication
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: conservationenvironmenttourismeducationcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The October 1985 Beaver Beacon reprinted a Washington Island Island Exchange article based on William Scharf’s discussion of Great Lakes island research, wildlife, and the tension between tourism and protection on North and South Manitou Islands. The article notes that Scharf and students had also cataloged animal life in the Beaver Island archipelago.

Evidence limits

This is a reprinted article about the Manitou Islands. Its brief reference to the Beaver archipelago is contextual and does not establish a Beaver Island survey, visitor count, ecological condition, or management decision.

Sources

“Tourism a Danger to Manitous,” Island Exchange, reprinted in Beaver Beacon, October 1985.
Reprints an interview with Northern Michigan College professor William Scharf about research, visitor pressure, wildlife, and Park Service management on North and South Manitou Islands. The article mentions research on the Beaver Island archipelago but does not report a Beaver Island event, survey, visitor count, or management decision. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, October 1985, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held fifteen-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reprinted article.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reprints an article on Manitou Islands tourism and research, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-manitou-islands-tourism-research-article-1985/, accessed [date], citing “Tourism a Danger to Manitous,” Island Exchange, reprinted in Beaver Beacon, October 1985. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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