Name: Jack Spanhak’s “Slow as We Grow” poem asks drivers to protect Beaver Island roads and visitors, 2010
Start: 2010-06-08
End: 2010-06-08
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2010-06-08
Kind: Publication
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: literaturecommunicationtransportationtourismcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Jack Spanhak’s “Slow as We Grow,” dated June 8 and published in the July 2010 Beacon, uses verse to ask drivers to be mindful of road speed, dust, and the effect of driving on Beaver Island residents and visitors.

Evidence limits

This is an attributed poem and civic appeal, not a traffic study, road-condition assessment, or tourism-economic analysis.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "Slow as We Grow."
Jack Spanhak’s poem asks drivers to slow down, reduce dust and road damage, and consider the Island’s visitors and tourism economy. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 2010, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the attributed poem.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Jack Spanhak’s “Slow as We Grow” poem asks drivers to protect Beaver Island roads and visitors, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-slow-as-we-grow-poem-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "Slow as We Grow." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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