Name: Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board approves a proposed North Fox Island purchase in 1998
Start: 1998-03
End: 1998-03
Location: North Fox Island

Locator map: North Fox Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at North Fox IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Date: 1998-03
Kind: Announcement
Where: North Fox Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: conservationgovernanceland-surveycommunication
Within: North Fox Island

Summary

The March 1998 Beaver Beacon reported that the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board had approved a proposed purchase of 848-acre North Fox Island for nearly $2 million, pending legislative approval. The article framed the proposal as a way to limit development and protect habitat.

Evidence limits

This is a contemporaneous newspaper account of a proposed acquisition. It does not establish legislative approval, closing, title, parcel boundaries, or public-access rules. A later MDNR retrospective records state purchase in 2000.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1998, “North Fox Island May Become Public Land.”
Reports that the Natural Resources Trust Fund Board approved purchase of 848-acre North Fox Island for nearly $2 million, subject to Michigan Legislature approval; it describes endangered species, prior private ownership, and the stated goal of preventing development and making the island accessible. 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, March 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the North Fox Island purchase report.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board approves a proposed North Fox Island purchase in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-north-fox-island-public-land-proposal-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1998, “North Fox Island May Become Public Land.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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