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Tara's Meadow hosts a Carpenter's Mill site open house, 2005

Also Old Carpenter's Mill Site Open House June 2005 · Tara's Meadow Open House

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TypeEvent
Dates2005-06-25 – 2005-06-26
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Dates
2005-06-25 – 2005-06-26
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritagecommunityeducationconservationmusiccommunication
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Beaver Island

Summary

Jim Norgaard’s June 2005 Beaver Beacon interview announced a June 25–26 open house and gathering at the old Carpenter’s Mill site, identified with Tara’s Meadow. The planned program included a noon dedication, a Cairn to which visitors could bring stones, music and traditional bagpipes, a shared campfire meal, and June 26 workshops.

Evidence limits

The source describes the planned program and Tara’s Meadow’s intended conservation, education, and community roles; it does not provide an attendance record or independent confirmation that every planned activity occurred.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, June 2005, "June 25th Open House at the Old Carpenter's Mill Site."
    Interview with Jim Norgaard describing Tara's Meadow's conservation and education purpose, its Cairn and Irish connections, the June 25 dedication and open house, music and bagpipes, shared dinner, and June 26 workshops. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held June issue scan confirms the interview and open-house notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Tara's Meadow hosts a Carpenter's Mill site open house, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-taras-meadow-open-house-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2005, "June 25th Open House at the Old Carpenter's Mill Site." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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