- Date
- 2008-03-15
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- The Shamrock
- Followed by
- St. Patrick's Day on Beaver Island, 2009
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- celebrationcommunityheritageirish-arranmore
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Beacon’s February and March 2008 issues announce “St. Patrick’s Day Games March 15th”; its April 2008 issue reports, under “A Fat St. Pat’s,” that the day was celebrated with music at three establishments (Donegal Danny’s, the Beachcomber, and the Shamrock) and a Saturday afternoon obstacle race and parade despite bitter weather.
Program
Music at three venues: Donegal Danny’s (“Danny G, Cindy G, and Danny J” plus a professional bagpiper), the Beachcomber (“Kevin White and Friends” and Richie’s band), and the Shamrock (the “Boodlers,” both nights). Saturday afternoon games included an obstacle race starting in a “Goofermobile,” hopscotch through truck tires, and a “tiddley-quarter” stand where quarters had to be bounced into a pitcher of green beer, followed by a quick drink. A parade with a green rickshaw is documented photographically.
Evidence limits
The report is a contemporary illustrated account; it names no attendance
figure or event sponsor. Music took place at three named establishments, only
one of which (the Shamrock) has an existing structure article in this
knowledge base, so took_place_at lists only structure/shamrock-inn-1945;
Donegal Danny’s and the Beachcomber are named in prose only.
Open questions
- Do Donegal Danny’s or the Beachcomber warrant their own structure articles given their recurring role in this era’s St. Patrick’s Day programming?
See also
Sources
- The Chamber confirmed that its St. Patrick's Day promotion appeared in the March issue of Traverse Magazine. This documents external promotion, not attendance or the realized program.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001068
- The Chamber linked a Petoskey News-Review article about Beaver Island's St. Patrick's Day celebration. The archived post preserves the promotional lead, not the article text or an independent attendance record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001073
- The Chamber linked the March 12 Charlevoix Courier front-page St. Patrick's Day coverage, corrected the paper's “fish stomper” wording to “fish choker,” and discussed the planned editor visit and post-event correction. This documents publicity and a source correction, not the full realized program.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001083
- Beaver Beacon, February and March 2008, "St. Patrick's Day Games" notices.Announces "St. Patrick's Day Games March 15th," repeated in the March 2008 issue; the March issue also reports school kids given a day off for a St. Patrick's Day window-decorating contest and a spring tourism ad campaign built around the day. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held forty-four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Participants and the Chamber discuss the March 14–15 weekend program, including outdoor games, music at Donegal Danny's, the Shamrock, and the Beachcomber, visiting pipers, and Island Airways fare specials. The thread documents planning and travel promotion; the Beacon remains the stronger source for the realized program and does not provide attendance totals.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001056
- Fresh Air Aviation advertised $79 round trips for March 14–16, free town transportation on March 15, and traveler gift promotions. This is a first-party travel advertisement that documents planned access and promotion, not ticket sales or completed flights.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001072
- A participant linked a YouTube video described as documenting the 2008 Beaver Island St. Patrick's Day, including the tug-of-war, fish toss, and shopping-cart race. The archived post catalogs the external video link; the video itself is not treated as a preserved or independently verified audiovisual record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001097
- Beaver Beacon, April 2008, "A FAT ST. PAT'S."Reports: "Despite the bitter weather, this year's St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in great style, with much music, jollity, and fun. Donegal Danny's featured 'Danny G, Cindy G, and Danny J,' as well as a professional bagpiper, the Beachcomber had 'Kevin White and Friends'... and Richie's band Saturday afternoon, and the Shamrock had the 'Boodlers' on both nights." Describes Saturday afternoon games including an obstacle race starting in a "Goofermobile," hopscotch through truck tires, and a "tiddley-quarter" stand (bouncing quarters into a pitcher of green beer). A parade photograph shows a green rickshaw pulled through a crowd. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held forty-eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “St. Patrick's Day on Beaver Island, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-patricks-day-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, Jeff, and participants, “St. Pats - B.I. featured in Traverse Magazine,” February 21–23, 2008, topic 1068. (and 9 further sources listed on the page).
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