Ann Stanhope compares the San Juan Islands with Beaver Island, 1990

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Event

Date: 1990-08-29
Kind: Publication
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: geographyenvironmenttransportationcommunityheritagecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The August 29, 1990 Beaver Beacon published Ann Stanhope’s account of life on Orcas Island and comparison with Beaver Island. She discussed ferry and air service, population and settlement, recycling and landfill practices, boating, wildlife, and the environmental pressures accompanying growth and development.

Evidence limits

This is a resident-authored comparative account, not a complete San Juan County survey or an independent comparison of the two island communities.

Sources

“The San Juan Islands,” Beaver Beacon, August 29, 1990.
Ann Stanhope describes the Stanhopes’ move to Orcas Island, ferry and air access, population and settlement patterns, environmental pressures, recycling, and similarities and differences with Beaver Island. 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, August 1990, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-page August issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Ann Stanhope compares the San Juan Islands with Beaver Island, 1990”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-san-juan-islands-comparison-stanhope-1990/, accessed [date], citing “The San Juan Islands,” Beaver Beacon, August 29, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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