- Date
- 2011-05
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- tourismcommunicationcommunityrecreation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 2011 Beacon announces a planned late-May visit by outdoor writers, organized by Island tourism and business groups. It names Kirk Deeter, Tim Romano, Will Rice, Caleb Reinhold, and Jean Paul Lipton among the expected visitors.
Evidence limits
This is a prospective promotional announcement; it does not establish that the visit occurred, the final attendance, or any resulting publication.
Sources
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Sources
- The Chamber reported that the national outdoor-writers visit was underway, named Operation Michigan Tropical, and described a partner dinner hosted with the Beaver Island Lodge and other businesses. It documents an organizer’s progress report, not the complete visitor roster, media reach, or economic outcome.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003494
- The Chamber circulated Kirk Deeter’s Field & Stream item saying Beaver Island stood out among his 2011 fishing experiences and that he wanted to return with his family. This is a post-visit media reaction, but it does not prove the full May visitor list or resulting coverage.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004409
- Beaver Beacon, May 2011, outdoor-writers announcement.Announces a late-May visit coordinated by Indigo Guide Service, the Chamber, the Lodge, Shamrock, Harbor Market, Fresh Air Aviation, and the Boat Company, and names Kirk Deeter, Tim Romano, Will Rice, Caleb Reinhold, and Jean Paul Lipton. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the prospective writers visit announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island plans a national outdoor writers visit in May 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-national-outdoor-writers-visit-2011/, accessed [date], citing Chamber of Commerce, "Indigo Guides - Photos - Operation Mi Tropical - Writers," Beaver Island Forum, May 27–June 1, 2011. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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