- Date
- 2001-06
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- literatureartsfamilycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 2001 Beaver Beacon published Michael Reed’s “My Childhood Lies,” a poem remembering Beaver Island’s forests, dunes, St. James, Barney’s Lake, sailing on Lake Michigan, and the family journey to the island. The notice says Reed spent his first eighteen summers on Beaver Island.
Evidence limits
This record documents the poem’s publication and the byline’s family context; it does not establish a complete biography or independently verify every recalled childhood detail.
Sources
- The poem recalls Reed’s childhood among Beaver Island’s pines, dunes, St. James businesses, Barney’s Lake, a small sailboat, and summer travel from New Jersey and Kansas; the byline identifies him as Bill and Susan Reed’s son and Jo and Marilyn Reed’s grandson. 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 · 2001-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the poem and attribution.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Michael Reed publishes “My Childhood Lies” about growing up on Beaver Island in June 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-michael-reed-my-childhood-lies-poem-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2001, “My Childhood Lies,” by Michael Reed. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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