Organization
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- economytourismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Gems was a 1973 summer shop selling articles made from driftwood and shipwrecks.
Evidence and limits
The article is a seasonal business notice and does not establish legal status, ownership, or a complete operating history.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “Businesses Open for the Summer.”Names Beaver Gems as a summer shop operated by Robert Gillespie with Gail Gatliff tending it during the day; it gives no legal business history, address, or complete inventory.
- Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, “From the Mail Bag.”A first-person letter places Barbara Pierson attempting to sell shipwreck furniture at Robert Gillespie’s Beaver Gems during the 1973 season; it does not establish legal ownership or inventory.