- Dates
- 1997-12 – 1998-01
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- infrastructuretransportationrecreationfundraisingcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Larry McDonough thanked contributors to the Peaine Township boat ramp and announced that it was a reality, with the access road being built for a spring launch. The editor identified the site as Bill Wagner Memorial Campground on East Side Drive south of Hannigan’s Road.
Evidence limits
The letter documents the project’s reported status but not a completion inspection, engineering plan, or later operating record.
Sources
- Larry McDonough thanks contributors, says the boat ramp is now a reality, and states that the road was being built for a spring launch. The editor locates it at Bill Wagner Memorial Campground on East Side Drive south of Hannigan’s Road. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the boat-ramp completion letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Peaine Township boat ramp becomes a reality at Bill Wagner Memorial Campground in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-peaine-township-boat-ramp-completed-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1998, “A letter to the Peaine Township Boat Ramp Contributors.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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