- Date
- 2002-10-03
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- aviationtransportationtourismheritagecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Nine residents of Washington Island, Wisconsin, flew to Beaver Island on October 3, 2002, in an Island Airways Britten-Norman Islander. They visited the Print Shop Museum, Beaver Head Light, the Marine Museum, and local stores, and discussed historical connections between the two islands, including Joseph Lobdell and the Mormon era.
Evidence limits
This is a participant’s report of a day visit, not evidence of a formal inter-island organization or continuing exchange agreement.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, November 2002, “Washington Islanders Visit Beaver.”Reports nine Washington Island, Wisconsin residents flying to Beaver Island in an Island Airways Britten-Norman Islander, touring the Print Shop Museum, Beaver Head Light, Marine Museum, and local stores, and discussing Mormon-era connections. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the inter-island visit report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Nine Washington Islanders visit Beaver Island on October 3, 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-washington-islanders-visit-october-3-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2002, “Washington Islanders Visit Beaver.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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