Name: Santa and Mrs. Claus visit 53 children at the Emerald Isle Hotel, December 2004
Start: 2004-12
End: 2004-12
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2004-12
Kind: Celebration
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: celebrationfamilycommunitymilitary
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Emerald Isle Hotel hosted an AmVets-sponsored December 2004 visit by Santa and Mrs. Claus, portrayed by Bob and Peggy Hoogendoorn. The report says 53 children attended.

Evidence limits

The account does not give an exact date or a full list of organizers.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 2005, "Santa (and wife) Arrive."
Reports the AmVets-sponsored Emerald Isle Hotel event, with Bob and Peggy Hoogendoorn as Santa and Mrs. Claus and 53 children attending. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, January 2005, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the event report and photographs.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Santa and Mrs. Claus visit 53 children at the Emerald Isle Hotel, December 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-santa-arrival-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2005, "Santa (and wife) Arrive." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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