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Middle Island Bread Shed begins seasonal operation, 2012

Also Middle Island Bread Shed 2012 · Beaver Island Bread Shed opening

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Locator map: Donnel Mor's Lane highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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TypeEvent
Dates2012-05-26 – 2012-07-23
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Donnel Mor's Lane highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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2012-05-26 – 2012-07-23
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Where
Donnel Mor's Lane
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Summary

The Middle Island Bread Shed opened for seasonal sales on May 26, 2012. Its operators used the Beaver Island Forum to announce fresh and bake-to-order breads, later identifying the shed on Donnel Mor’s Lane north of the County Airport and reporting repeated summer openings.

Evidence limits

The forum establishes the operator’s announcements and operation on the dates posted. It does not establish permits, ownership, annual continuity, or profitability.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. The operator announced a May 26 opening with fresh bread and bake-to-order products; later posts report the first day's response. This is a first-party business announcement with limited operational detail.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004918
  2. Operator posts document repeated openings, products, and the location on Donnel Mor's Lane about a quarter mile north of the County Airport. These are contemporaneous business notices, not a license, lease, or complete operating record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005066
  3. Further operator updates report the shed selling out on July 5 and continuing bread and ice sales through July. The posts establish operation and community demand on those dates, not annual continuity or profitability.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005159
  4. The operator reported that the shed sold out, described a small special-order production run, and announced another opening. This is a contemporaneous first-party sales update, not an audited sales or attendance record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005160
  5. The operator announced a June 22–23 weekend opening and identified the shed on Donnel Mor's Lane about a quarter mile north of the County Airport. This is a first-party operating notice, not an independent survey or complete season schedule.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005051

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Beaver Island Archive, “Middle Island Bread Shed begins seasonal operation, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-middle-island-bread-shed-opening-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “BREAD SHED OPENING,” May 21–26, 2012. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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