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Beaver Island businesses open a wreck-relic shop, marine store, and beauty shop, 1968

Also July 1968 Beaver Island new businesses

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1968-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1968-07
Kind
Business
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
commercetourismheritagecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1968 Beaver Beacon listed three businesses omitted from its prior seasonal report: Beaver Gems, operated by Mike and Jon Fogg and Robert Gillespie with gifts made from relics salvaged from nearby wrecks; Beaver Haven’s marine store and import gift shop; and Isabelle Southern’s Island Beauty Shop at the end of King’s Highway.

Evidence and limits

This is a grouped newspaper business notice. It does not provide registrations, inventories, ownership documents, or exact opening dates.

Sources

  1. Reports Beaver Gems, operated by Mike and Jon Fogg and Robert Gillespie with gifts made from salvaged wreck relics; Beaver Haven's marine store and import gift shop; and Isabelle Southern's Island Beauty Shop. It does not provide business registrations, inventories, ownership documents, or exact opening dates.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published business notices.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island businesses open a wreck-relic shop, marine store, and beauty shop, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-new-businesses-july-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1968, “New Businesses.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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