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A 1994 national-parks proposal identifies Beaver Island for a possible Sleeping Bear Islands Unit

Also 1994 Sleeping Bear Dunes Islands Unit proposal

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TypeEvent
Date1994-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1994-05
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
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conservationheritagegovernancetourismcommunication
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Beacon reported on proposed national-park and heritage-area legislation and on a boundary-study concept that included Beaver Island in a possible Sleeping Bear Dunes “Islands Unit.”

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper discussion of proposals, not enacted legislation, a final boundary decision, or a land-acquisition record.

Sources

  1. Discusses three bills attributed to Congressman Bruce Vento and a late-1980s boundary study proposing an Islands Unit including Beaver Island, North and South Fox Islands, and other Great Lakes sites. 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 · 1994-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the proposal report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “A 1994 national-parks proposal identifies Beaver Island for a possible Sleeping Bear Islands Unit”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sleeping-bear-islands-unit-proposal-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1994, “The Sleeping Bear Dune May Be on the Prowl Soon!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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