- Date
- 2021-07-13
- Kind
- Volunteer recruitment
- Where
- place/whiskey-point-lighthouse
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- lighthousepreservationtourismvolunteering
- Within
- place/whiskey-point-lighthouse
Summary
In July 2021, the Beaver Island Historical Society recruited temporary docents for Whiskey Point Lighthouse. The role included guiding visitors, sharing provided historical information, and coordinating safe movement through the light. The Society later canceled tours for the season because of increased virus outbreaks.
Evidence limits
This first-party recruitment notice establishes the expected duties and need for volunteers, not the final staffing level or visitor count.
Sources
- The Society sought additional temporary lighthouse keepers/docents to guide visitors, operate the hatch and stairs, provide information, and coordinate visitor safety. It establishes a recruitment need, not the number of volunteers or the season’s opening schedule.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016521
- The Society announced that Whiskey Point Lighthouse tours were canceled for the season because of increased virus outbreaks. This is a later operational update, not evidence about the number of docents recruited.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016665
Added 13 July 2021 · revised 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society recruits Whiskey Point Lighthouse docents, 2021”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-whiskey-point-lighthouse-docent-recruitment-2021/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Historical Society, “Whiskey Point Lighthouse,” Beaver Island Forum, July 13, 2021. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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