- Dates
- 2003-05 – 2003-07
- Kind
- Opening
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- commercetourismmaritimerecreationconservation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Mike and Gail Weede planned and then opened Paradise Bay Dive Shop on Beaver Island in summer 2003 at the former Gillespie Oil and Transit office and dock. The business offered diving, wreck dives, snorkeling, and sunset cruises; a July report described an early excursion to Squaw and Garden Islands aboard Island Time.
Evidence limits
The May item is a pre-opening profile and the July item is a newspaper account of an early excursion; these sources do not establish the full operating season, business outcome, or complete itinerary.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 2003, “Paradise Bay Dive Shop.”Reports the planned dive shop at the former Gillespie Oil and Transit office and dock, offering instruction, wreck dives, and sunset cruises, with an ecotourism and diver-safety appeal. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the May 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “Sunset Cruises available Once Again.”Reports that the shop opened June 1 at the former Gillespie Oil and Transit site and describes an early excursion to Squaw and Garden Islands aboard Island Time. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the July 2003 opening and excursion report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Paradise Bay Dive Shop opens and offers island excursions in summer 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-paradise-bay-dive-shop-opening-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2003, “Paradise Bay Dive Shop.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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